VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by artyom on Saturday May 02, 2026 @08:26PM (#47991945)

I'd like my tools to not have a time-bomb attached to them, no matter if it takes 10 years to explode.

And honestly I think this case is just a perpetually clueless manager getting over-joyous with vibecoding (to the point of being marveled at changing two lines of code without blowing everything up).

It's probably going to be reverted in the coming days. Which doesn't change the fact that it's a very Microsoft way of operating.

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Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by abustamam on Saturday May 02, 2026 @08:40PM (#47992050)

Yeah, a company can only be shitty and "fix" their mistakes for so long until the general public realizes that the company doesn't have its customers best interests at heart.

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Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by therealdrag0 on Sunday May 03, 2026 @03:07AM (#47994228)

How is this a time bomb? What was destroyed?

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Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by stravant on Sunday May 03, 2026 @01:00PM (#47998916)

Feels like a poor philosophy to me. 10 years feels like plenty of value to get out of something before switching.

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