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I get that it's open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting

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[–] HafizMuhammad@mastodon.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually mentioned vscodium in my post but at the end of the day it's still a Microsoft product and the extensions still have telemetry from what I hear

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

Wait. If I remember correctly they use a separate extension store for vscodium. If you want the default microsoft one you have to set that up manually. You're dismissing it outright, but vscodium is actually a valid alternative without any telemetry.