Visual Studio Code now Open Source

jeremy · 11-18-2015, 10:40 AM

Quote:

You spoke and we listened. With this release, VS Code development is now open source on GitHub.

You can now contribute to VS Code:
* Submit bugs and help us verify fixes as they are checked in.
* Review the source code changes.
* Contribute bug fixes through pull requests.
* Update and add to the documentation.

VS Code is a new choice of tool that combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for their core edit-build-debug cycle. Code provides comprehensive editing and debugging support, an extensibility model, and lightweight integration with existing tools.

The code is available under the MIT license.

https://code.visualstudio.com/update...is-open-source
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

Have any LQ members used Visual Studio Code?

--jeremy

Captain Pinkeye · 11-19-2015, 06:28 AM

"By downloading and using Visual Studio Code, you agree to the license terms and privacy statement for Visual Studio Code."

So how is it open source?

sundialsvcs · 11-19-2015, 07:23 AM

They said, "MIT License."

But remember, "open source" . . .

Does not mean that someone does not own the code. Copyright still applies.
Does not necessarily mean that every patch you submit will be accepted.
Does not necessarily mean that access to the source-code is "free," although in this case it is.

So, if you really want to hack another source-code editor, now you can. (I haven't seen if they included their compiler.)

vishnumethas · 11-23-2015, 03:45 AM

Microsoft offered tools that reach beyond Windows and reaffirmed its commitment to cross-platform development.