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Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode

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Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode

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Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

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

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No, this is a common misconception. F has always stood for Free as in freedom. No part of FOSS or FLOSS refers to price.

This confusion is one of the reasons why the term FOSS or FLOSS is problematic.

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