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by nailer 2275 days ago
"True Open-Source Alternative to Visual Studio Code" misleadingly implies VScode isn't Open Source. Flagging the article.

There is no 'true' Open Source. There is software that meets the OSD, and software that does not. VScode is Open Source.
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Angeo34 2275 days ago
vscode isn't open source it's proprietary Microsoft. only "code oss" is.
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nailer 2274 days ago
Responding a second time as HN seems to have missed the relevant part from that link:

> "When you clone and build from the vscode repo, none of these endpoints are configured in the default product.json. Therefore, you generate a "clean" build, without the Microsoft customizations, which is by default licensed under the MIT license (note, i made this commit to help make this more clear)."

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nailer 2275 days ago
The difference is trademark files (which are handled by copyright not software licenses) and settings (likewise these are not licensed). Almost exactly like Red Hat Linux compared to CentOS. See https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/60#issuecomment-1...
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