> The reason is that Copilot requires running software that is not free, such as Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE or Visual Studio Code editor the FSF contends, and constitutes a “service as a software substitute” meaning it’s a way to gain power over other people’s computing.
Hold up a second. So if people have already made the choice to run software that is not free... enhancing their chosen tool set is unjust? (Besides, VS Code is free.)
I'm honestly interested in understanding their perspective, but I'm not following the leap from using an extension in VS code to gaining power over other people's computing.
Free as in beer. Their built-in tracking to the editor from Microsoft isn't freedom. There's VS Codium that compiles the MIT project without telemetry, but at that rate, I'd use a different editor.
Hold up a second. So if people have already made the choice to run software that is not free... enhancing their chosen tool set is unjust? (Besides, VS Code is free.)
I'm honestly interested in understanding their perspective, but I'm not following the leap from using an extension in VS code to gaining power over other people's computing.