Chef Users Faced with a License Change Might Find Solace in a New Open Source Distribution, Cinc

For the past two years, Chef software used commercially has required a separate license. Cinc enters the scene as a free and completely compatible Chef distribution that makes it a genuine alternative.

By Martin Loschwitz

Updated Sep 4, 2026 3:11 PM / Published Jun 4, 2022 3:00 AM 14 min read

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Martin Loschwitz

Martin Loschwitz is the founder and managing director of True West IT Services GmbH, which offers scalable IT infrastructure based on OpenStack and Kubernetes.