Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
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Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#2I hate to bring out the old “embrace, extend, extinguish” argument, but I honestly can’t think of any other reason for this. Visual Studio Code has gotten really popular lately, but I think very few people realize that many parts of it are closed source. And you can’t take extensions from the Microsoft store and use them in your own editor…this just seems designed to get people to use your editor, give them enough source so you can claim it’s hackable, but prevent any other editor from reusing it. That doesn’t sound very open at all.
Actually, in this specific case, it really hurts, because Microsoft had been the one pushing for LSP to enable reusability and interoperability. You can’t take M*N to M+N if every editor refuses to let their implementation be used by anyone else. Honestly, Microsoft, what are you getting from taking a bunch of open source code and making the good bits proprietary, and then sabotaging your own messaging around standards that you want adopted? Because I can’t see any reason why you have to do this :/
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#3I hate to bring out the old “embrace, extend, extinguish” argument, but I honestly can’t think of any other reason for this. Visual Studio Code has gotten really popular lately, but I think very few people realize that many parts of it are closed source. And you can’t take extensions from the Microsoft store and use them in your own editor…this just seems designed to get people to use your editor, give them enough so…
" but prevent any other editor from reusing it. That doesn’t sound very open at all."?
How so? language server is a standard.
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#4Microsoft looks at recent language survey lists, sees Python on top and wants to make money. They are only 'open' if it benefits them, not us.
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#5God forbid developers and companies try to make money off their work!
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#6God forbid developers and companies try to make money off their work!
The python language server does not cost any money.
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#7In addition, Microsoft refuses to open source their remote VS Code implementation: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release
See issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/17...
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#8> @microsoft microsoft locked as resolved and limited conversation to collaborators on Jul 17, 2020
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#9God forbid developers and companies try to make money off their work!
Don't know why you're being downvoted. People pay for IDEs all the time since it benefits their productivity but seem to have a problem when Microsoft release free proprietary tools.
Maybe someone can explain what the issue is because I don't see it.
Re: Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server
#10I hate to bring out the old “embrace, extend, extinguish” argument, but I honestly can’t think of any other reason for this. Visual Studio Code has gotten really popular lately, but I think very few people realize that many parts of it are closed source. And you can’t take extensions from the Microsoft store and use them in your own editor…this just seems designed to get people to use your editor, give them enough so…
Does Microsoft disallow people from using the Microsoft marketplace for VS code extensions in their own editors?
Because I notice on Edge, if I visit the chrome store, it gives me an option to install extensions from there.