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They can't be distributed in distro package managers which usually require everything to be foss.

• majewsky 8y ago
  Depends on the distro. For the main Debian repos, it's true. Others like Arch are more lenient, e.g. Arch packages the Steam client.
  • xfer 8y ago
    Are you sure arch distributes them? Like oracle jre, proprietary packages are downloaded during installation, i think debian non-free works similarly.
  • ivanfon 8y ago
    It's worth noting that VS Code is only available in the AUR: [visual-studio-code-bin](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visual-studio-code-bin/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visual-studio-code-bin/): Original binary from Microsoft [code](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/code/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/code/): Build from latest release source code [code-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/code-git/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/code-git/): Build from latest Git commit The versions that build from source (`code` and `code-git`, AFAIK have telemetry disabled).