From 08ecde2928f8c89a2fdaa800ae845103750b9327 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Mitchell Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:06:11 -0700 Subject: doc: Mention registry terms of use in manpage and registry doc (#54) * doc: Mention terms of use in npm-registry * doc: Mention registry terms of use in manpage * doc: Update terms of use language in README Credit: @kemitchell PR-URL: https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/54 --- doc/cli/npm.md | 10 ++++++++++ doc/misc/npm-registry.md | 14 +++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/cli/npm.md b/doc/cli/npm.md index 43f029c5b..32384547b 100644 --- a/doc/cli/npm.md +++ b/doc/cli/npm.md @@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ programs. Run `npm help` to get a list of available commands. +## IMPORTANT + +npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at +https://registry.npmjs.org by default. Use of the npm public registry is +subject to terms of use available at https://www.npmjs.com/policies/terms. + +You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you like, and even run +your own registry. Use of someone else's registry may be governed by their +terms of use. + ## INTRODUCTION You probably got npm because you want to install stuff. diff --git a/doc/misc/npm-registry.md b/doc/misc/npm-registry.md index 3b84328ad..ffbf0214b 100644 --- a/doc/misc/npm-registry.md +++ b/doc/misc/npm-registry.md @@ -7,12 +7,20 @@ To resolve packages by name and version, npm talks to a registry website that implements the CommonJS Package Registry specification for reading package info. -Additionally, npm's package registry implementation supports several +npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at + by default. Use of the npm public registry is +subject to terms of use available at . + +You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you like, and even run +your own registry. Use of someone else's registry may be governed by their +terms of use. + +npm's package registry implementation supports several write APIs as well, to allow for publishing packages and managing user account information. -The official public npm registry is at . It -is powered by a CouchDB database, of which there is a public mirror at +The npm public registry is powered by a CouchDB database, +of which there is a public mirror at . The code for the couchapp is available at . -- cgit v1.2.3