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VSCode is open source, so relying on it isn’t relying on something proprietary. (The standard builds do contain some closed source telemetry stuff IIRC.)
by foldr 5y ago
VSCode is open source, so relying on it isn’t relying on something proprietary. (The standard builds do contain some closed source telemetry stuff IIRC.)
- nyanpasu64 5y agoWhen you open a Python project, the recommended Python extension is Microsoft's proprietary Python extension with Pylance which refuses to run on VSCodium or Linux distribution builds of vscode-oss. I refused to install it, so I didn't test whether you can enable the older open source LSP instead. And I couldn't find any other Python extensions sadly.
- skohan 5y agoYeah I think this is just one example of how VSCode can serve to blur the lines of what are OSS dependencies, and what are proprietary ones. It takes a certain amount of vigilance to have a truly open source development workflow on VSCode.
- foldr 5y agoAh, that is interesting. I admit that I was unaware that so many of Microsoft’s extensions were proprietary.
- Qem 5y agoRelated: https://www.quora.com/What-should-Microsoft-do-to-embrace-extend-and-extinguish-Python?ch=15&oid=83611133&share=2a6d4fdc&srid=u15ybb&target_type=question https://www.quora.com/What-should-Microsoft-do-to-embrace-ex...