GitHub Copilot silently inserts itself as a co-author

#1

Post by krikou » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

Re: GitHub Copilot silently inserts itself as a co-author

#2

Post by krikou » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

Can't think about a single scenario where someone would think this is a good idea.

#3

Post by typed-sigterm » Fri, May 01, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC

#4

Post by DerArzt » Fri, May 01, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

krikou wrote: post #2

Can't think about a single scenario where someone would think this is a good idea.

Microslop trying to boost it's "authored by copilot" numbers when looking across GitHub perhaps?

#5

Post by dmitriv » Sun, May 03, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC

typed-sigterm wrote: post #3

PR submitted: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313725

Thanks for the PR, I'll work on getting this in.

#6

Post by dmitriv » Sun, May 03, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC

typed-sigterm wrote: post #3

PR submitted: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313725