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Would the MIT license on vscode not protect you from the scenario you entertain? Don't get me wrong. VS Code is most certainly a loss leader for the Microsoft
by PeterStuer 6y ago
Would the MIT license on vscode not protect you from the scenario you entertain?
Don't get me wrong. VS Code is most certainly a loss leader for the Microsoft ecosystem. This businessmodel for gaining developer mindshare is not new. It was pioneered by the free software ecosystem, but has been the defacto standard for some time now.
- roblabla 6y agoOnly if people are willing to pick up the maintenance when Microsoft stops working in the open. Now TBF, there are a lot of forks and quasi-forks (VSCodium, Eclipse Theia) that there's hope that there are orgs and people outside microsoft that do know vscode well enough to pick up maintenance if it came to that.