From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/19/2026 2:36 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-19, Arne Vajhøj  wrote:   
   >> On 2/19/2026 12:58 PM, jeffrey_dsi wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I haven't used the VSI plugin because it's a licensed product and none   
   >>> of my customers want to buy a license.   
   >>   
   >> I thought it was free.   
   >>   
   >> https://wiki.vmssoftware.com/VMS_IDE_Installation   
   >>   
   >> does not mention license.   
   >   
   > https://code.visualstudio.com/license   
   >   
   > implies you can only use it internally for free. I don't know if there's   
   > more to it than that, given that it also claims the source code is   
   > available under the MIT licence.   
      
   Basically VS Code is free to use. It has like 40+ million users   
   worldwide and in SO surveys 70% of developers use it (not   
   necessarily exclusively).   
      
   I believe the licenses say that:   
   * if you use the MS Build then you can install it   
      on your own PC and on every PC in your company,   
      but you cannot install it on another company's PC   
   * if you use your own build then you can install it   
      on your own PC and on every PC in your company and   
      on another company's PC   
      
   That is not very limiting.   
      
   Arne   
      
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