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== Open Source ==
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is an integrated development environment developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visual Studio Code - Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code |url-status=live |website=Wikipedia}}</ref>
 
==Open Source==
The Source Code is available on GitHub under the MIT License.
The Source Code is available on GitHub under the MIT License.


However, the binaries published by Microsoft are proprietary under the "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications.
However, the binaries published by Microsoft are proprietary under the "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications.


== Incidents ==
Alternate fully open source forks exists like [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium].
 
==Incidents==
 
===Telemetry enabled by default===
Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telemetry |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |url-status=live |website=VS Code Documentation}}</ref> which goes under [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft's Privacy Statement]. It has to be disabled manually by setting <code>telemetry.telemetryLevel</code> to <code>off</code> in the user settings.


=== Blocking extensions for third-party forks ===
===Blocking extensions for third-party forks===
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==See also==
*[[Microsoft]]
*[[Microsoft's anticompetitive practices]]
==Sources==
[[Category:Microsoft]]
[[Category:Microsoft]]
[[Category:Software]]
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Visual Studio Code
Basic Information
Release Year 2015
Product Type Software
In Production Yes
Official Website https://code.visualstudio.com

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is an integrated development environment developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.[1]

Open Source

The Source Code is available on GitHub under the MIT License.

However, the binaries published by Microsoft are proprietary under the "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications.

Alternate fully open source forks exists like VS Codium.

Incidents

Telemetry enabled by default

Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default[2] which goes under Microsoft's Privacy Statement. It has to be disabled manually by setting telemetry.telemetryLevel to off in the user settings.

Blocking extensions for third-party forks

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See also

Sources

  1. "Visual Studio Code - Wikipedia". Wikipedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Telemetry". VS Code Documentation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)