Unlike #VSCode, “#Emacs is Free Software and not owned by anyone. I say that not as a true believing ideologue but as someone who’s been around long enough to know how #Microsoft operates and to not trust them or their intentions. I worry that Microsoft will eventually revert to type and pull the rug out from under VS Code users.”
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11153
I fully agree. I’d even say it’s absolutely certain that Microsoft will at some point lock people in. For example, why is code plain text and can be edited with any text editor? Microsoft will certainly change this at some point: if you want to use the cool new AI features, you’ll have to store your code in a proprietary format in the Microsoft cloud. Maybe you’ll be able to export it, but only one file at a time, and through a Web interface that crashes after three files.
@true_mxp The source code of vscode is under a free license as well, isn't it? https://vscodium.com/
@jjssto Yes, but not the parts that Microsoft adds to the releases. Maybe it’s just tracking for now, but I’m sure they’re thinking of other things.
@jjssto Sure, that’s entirely possible.
@true_mxp So what? If Microsoft tries to introduce proprietary features this will very likely trigger the creation of a fork. The editor will continue to exist as free software in any case.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/LICENSE.txt