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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by rambojazz on Monday August 27, 2018 @08:58AM (#17851169)
Actually I think this would be rather useful to have.

I don't use VS personally, but if I understand correctly their binaries are not free even though users can build their own from a free source code. If this "VSCodium" simplifies the building process, and also removes some anti-features in the process such as telemetry, I think it has value.

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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by wgerard on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:02AM (#17851194)
? VSCode is definitely free in the "beer" sense.
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by rambojazz on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:05AM (#17851207)
Sorry, I mean "free software" I wasn't talking about price.
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by wgerard on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:10AM (#17851239)
Ah gotcha! Apologies, then. I probably should've read a little more closely.
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