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Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by Aperocky on Saturday May 02, 2026 @10:37PM (#47992781)
Well, the good news is commit messages are some of the most visible thing, and there are no silent modifications that are really possible.

The bad news is - where else have this happened in VS Code?

- A happy user of (n)vim

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Re:VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits r... by echoangle on Sunday May 03, 2026 @10:19AM (#47997200)
> Well, the good news is commit messages are some of the most visible thing, and there are no silent modifications that are really possible.

The problem is that it's only visible after committing, it doesn't seem to show in the integrated git view when you prepare the commit.

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