# A true community code repository

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/a-true-community-code-repository/10674>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [February 4, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/a-true-community-code-repository/10674 "2015-02-04T21:52:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/a-true-community-code-repository/10674/9 "2015-02-10T19:42:46Z")

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> [@Ron](#):
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> Wouldn’t it be easy for ST to let people publish their devices and apps to something like “Community Supplied - At Your Own Risk” or something like that.

Using the Apple iPhone App Store and Google Play Store as industry analogs, I doubt SmartThings would do what you suggest.

A SmartApp or SmartDevice Type _can_ seriously impact the platform, especially if widely used. Furthermore, SmartThings does not want to overload their support teams with stuff that could have been filtered out during the certification process.

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