▲ | amarshall 2 months ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Yes, VSC is less "open source" than emacs. if "open sourceness" is a score out of 10 or something. VS Code is not Open Source, period. What exists in the “Visual Studio Code - Open Source” repo that is MIT licensed but cannot be used to build VS Code. Once-upon-a-time it was just branding, telemetry, and a license to use the Microsoft Extension Marketplace. Now, however, there are proprietary, closed-source extensions and additions that are only available in the proprietary-licensed VS Code. > You can always fetching the VSIX file and sideload it is if the "store" is down though. No, you cannot do so legally (in the context of using Vscodium or similar), as it is a violation of [the VS Code Marketplace ToS][1]: “You may not import, install, or use Offerings published by Microsoft or GitHub, or Microsoft affiliates in any products or services except for the In-Scope Products and Services.” [1]: https://cdn.vsassets.io/v/M253_20250303.9/_content/Microsoft... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | johnnyjeans 2 months ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
violating a corporation's terms of service isn't unlawful. outside of that corporation, at least. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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