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		raesene9 on May 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, Sourceforge Not too sure you can rely on Chocolatey to be direct..? Last time I installed WinDirStat using Chocolatey it got the install file from Sourceforge (over an unencrypted HTTP connection) http://imgur.com/fajFMUA

jongalloway2 on May 29, 2015 [–]

It links to official installers which are sometimes on SourceForge, but uses installer switches to set options to deselect crapware, do silent install, etc.

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