From 0d98ab966428c32f9b7d5503a04d29d20e392874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Squicciarini Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:46:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Add note about what this project is (a convenience) and is not (a fork). Clarify what "free" means, since Visual Studio Code does not cost money. --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 15ce66c..02a9d8b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ +**This is not a fork. This is a repository of scripts to automatically build Microsoft's `vscode` repository with a community-driven default configuration.** + ## Table of Contents - [Download/Install](#download-install) - [Install with Brew](#install-with-brew) @@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ yay -Sy vscodium VSCodium is not available as a Flatpak app, but [@amtlib-dot-dll](https://github.com/amtlib-dot-dll) has done significant work to package up the open source build of Visual Studio Code without telemetry, very similarly to VSCodium. That package is available [here](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code.oss) and the build repo is [here](https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code.oss). ## Why Does This Exist -This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's VSCode. +This repository contains build files to generate free release binaries of Microsoft's VSCode. When we speak of "free software", we're talking about freedom, not price. Microsoft's downloads of Visual Studio Code are licensed under [this not-FLOSS license](https://code.visualstudio.com/license) and contain telemetry/tracking. According to [this comment](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/60#issuecomment-161792005) from a Visual Studio Code maintainer: @@ -96,8 +98,8 @@ Please note that some Visual Studio Code extensions have licenses that restrict - [x] OSX x64 (zipped app file) - [x] Linux x64 (`.deb`, `.rpm`, and `.tar.gz` files) - [x] Linux x86 (`.deb`, `.rpm`, and `.tar.gz` files) -- [x] Windows x86 - [x] Windows x64 +- [x] Windows x86 The ARM architecture is not currently supported but is being worked on.