Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode

flashgnash@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml – 393 points –

I get that it's open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting

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VScode is the epitome of the EEE strategy. The core product is open-source, but it's filled to the brim with tracking and the official extensions have DRM. Yes, there's DRM on your python LSP.

Anyone who gives a shit should look for alternatives right away. The problem is just that there aren't any that are as easy to set up.

I think, I should switch to Codium for personal projects. Let's hope there is a binary package on Gentoo.

I mean, you probably already have electron compiled, no?

No, I don't. I saw it on Flathub; will install it from there.

Shouldn't using VSCodium solve the telemetry problem?

Aren't there FOSS linters which work for VSCodium?