From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/20/2026 6:23 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:21:24 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> On 2/19/2026 11:43 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:55:57 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> Still a non-Free licence, though.   
   >>   
   >> Not really.   
   >>   
   >> The MIT license of the source code allows you do whatever you want   
   >> with it.   
   >   
   > Then the above restrictions would not apply.   
      
   Of course they do.   
      
   It is very simple.   
      
   You can take the source code under MIT license and   
   you just need to comply with that (which is easy as   
   it practically allows for everything).   
      
   You can take a binary installer from MS   
   under MS license and you just need to comply   
   with that. And it has a restriction on distributing   
   outside your org.   
      
   Very similar to Linux.   
      
   You can take kernel and other pieces source   
   code under GPL and you just need to comply with that.   
      
   You can buy a prebuilt install kit from RHEL   
   under their license and you just need to comply with   
   that. RHEL license actually says "You may make a commercial   
   redistribution of the Programs only if (a) permitted under a   
   separate written agreement with Red Hat authorizing such   
   commercial redistribution or (b) you remove and replace all   
   occurrences of Red Hat trademarks and logos.".   
      
   You have a thousand other ways to get Linux.   
      
   You also have a few other ways to get VS Code:   
      VSCodium - which is an open source grass root project   
      AntiGravity - Google   
      +some more "VS Code as AI platform" flavors   
      
   You would probably like VSCodium:   
      https://vscodium.com/   
      
   (they also explain that MS VS Code actually comes with   
   builtin telemetry!!)   
      
   I would expect the VSI VMS extension to work in all   
   the forks. But I have not tried it.   
      
   Arne   
      
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