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A comment on VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, telemetry and licensing. Parent comment

Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by hiccuphippo on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:10AM (#17851241)
Removing telemetry adds a lot of value. To each its own, I guess.
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by GordonS on Monday August 27, 2018 @01:38PM (#17852942)
It would add value if VSCode didn't allow you to disable it and didn't document what data was sent - but it is documented, and it's trivial to disable it if you choose to do so. I don't see the point of this.
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