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Note that the 5-install limit doesn't apply to usage solely with Nmap or Wireshark.

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Can it handle any sort of usage counting? If we put the free/demo version of Npcap on there, we might want to limit it to a small number of installs to avoid companies inadvertently bypassing the 5-install limit in its license agreement.

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Microsoft mentions a Windows Store integration but that may only be for free apps and I'm not sure the Windows Store supports drivers either.

It's not clear to me whether it can support payment for apps like Npcap OEM.

It's not clear to me whether it can even support system device drivers such as Npcap or is only for User mode applications.

Getting back to Winget itself, the problematic limitations I see are: Right now we offer just the 100, 500, and unlimited options besides the free/demo version. It could also help with tracking the number of users/installs so customers could only pay for what they need.

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It could make delivery and payment seamless just like the store, but also add in the software installation, management, and automatic updates if desired. But a system like Winget could be even better if we can find one which meets our needs. Our current near-term plan is to build an online 'Npcap store' where people can go to buy Npcap licenses for immediate payment and delivery. It's high on our priority list though, and we welcome all suggestions. Npcap is just so new that we haven't found and implemented a good fit yet. It's what we're used to with app stores on our phone already. All in a few clicks (or a simple command line invocation). In an ideal world, a user like you could maybe pay a small amount to have your own single-user license of Npcap OEM which can be installed and kept up to date using package management systems that are convenient for you. The purchase process is involved enough that we don't have any middle ground between the free Npcap license and the 100-seat Npcap OEM license costing US$2,900. So a better digital distribution system could benefit everyone involved.

It also makes the purchase process take days (usually) when payment and delivery could and should be immediate. I spend hours every day dealing with sending quotes, purchase orders, invoices, creating customer accounts and license certificates, vendor onboarding, contract negotiation, accounting, taxes, renewals, etc.

And even the process of buying Npcap OEM imposes much more friction than it should on both the customers and us (the Nmap Project). While the revenue is essential for the project to survive so it isn't abandoned like the free WinPcap and Win10Pcap projects were, our current mechanisms can impose undesirable friction on the process of downloading, installing, and keeping Npcap up to date. We don't have enough employees doing this now and our current goal is to increase revenue and hire more. Or they can buy the Npcap OEM redistribution license to distribute Npcap OEM with their own software. The OEM Edition allows organizations to automate Npcap deployment with a silent installer and also gain additional internal usage rights (the free version license has a 5-install limit in many cases) and commercial support. We are only able to pay developers to improve and maintain Npcap thanks to revenue from the Npcap OEM program. Does anyone know for sure whether it can? Examples of drivers installed by Winget and/or using the Windows Store would be great.Īnother major requirement is that Npcap or Npcap OEM distribution platforms need to either support Npcap's existing business model, or possibly an alternative/additional model. From some quick searching it's not completely clear whether Winget or the Windows Store can handle device drivers. Npcap includes a system device driver, so the package manager would obviously need to support those. I might try it on my own Windows systems instead of the other package managers I use. Winget is particularly interesting as a new (first released in mid-2020) Microsoft-developed and supported mechanism for independent software vendors to distribute their packages. Thanks for the clarification I'm glad you brought this tool to our attention as we are always exploring the best digital distribution platforms for Npcap (and Nmap).