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On a surface level, this is true. Vast majority of the code that makes VS Code is MIT licensed.

But the configuration of what marketplace is used and what extensions have access to the privileged "proposed API" makes huge difference in what Microsoft/GitHub can provide as user experience and what other developers can do.

See this great post for detailed explanation how Microsoft created a closed ecosystem around VS Code https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32657709

Starlink Maritime 4 years ago

Beware, their price automatically switches to local currency based on IP address, but keeps the $ sign. It's not that expensive.

Isn't this like saying you need your own slack instance for your team? It should be IMO possible to limit conversation on mastodon to a group of people as an alternative to limiting it to an instance.

I've read somewhere that Starlink has the potential of replacing private optic cable connections between world stock exchanges, providing its customers (read micro trading companies) latency advantage.