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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Don't use vscode, use vsCodium, all the goodness of vscpde with none of the sleezy ms tracking

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It's kinda like using chromium instead of chrome, isn't it? Don't use either; use firefox.

No idea what the editor equivalent would be though... Emacs or vim maybe? Next to noone uses it, but it has so much more potential, if only it where widely adopted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There really isn't for free, at least as far as I am aware. You are probably right that Emacs can come somewhat close with the right packages and setup, but VSCode extensions just makes everything so much quicker and easier. JetBrains is also similarly good, but it's obviously not FOSS, and I guess it would be considered a full IDE not a text editor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Next to nobody uses in your bubble maybe. Not on my watch tho.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes but no, I meant in society overall. In my group of friends some use vim but weirdly even some rhel-admins stuck with nano. I've yet to meet someone using emacs irl, but i haven't been looking either :P

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mentioned vscodium. I believe many of the official extensions have telemetry too though

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

The extension marketplace VSCodium uses by default requires that extensions have telemetry off by default

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The extension list is sorely lacking tho.