Using the C# debugger is also restricted to Visual Studio & VScode.
Microsoft loves open source, and windows is the most open operating system (look it up).
It’s totally not embrace, extend, extinguish in any disguise.
Coopetition exists (I’d point to the CNCF), but corporations do that really, really, begrudgingly only just due to the sheer complexity.
While I do not suspect that the somewhat benevolent notions will wane in the near future (the data is valuable enough, and you cannot afford to lose to another player), I sincerely enjoy just opting out because I like doing that.
Except, for example, VSCodium does not use vsdbg. It uses open-source NetCoreDbg maintained by Samsung and the fork of the extension, which itself is distributed under MIT and not subject to what article discusses.
But, you know, spreading FUD about .NET is way more important, is it not?
Not really a surprise. The TOS for the extension marketplace has been clear that it's only to be used for VS Code, that's why VSCodium doesn't use it. Cursor devs undoubtedly knew better, but kept breaking TOS and licenses, MS just chose a strategic moment to enforce the rules already in place.
Cursor not being an extension from the start seemed odd to me, and they wouldn't be in this rough spot if they had done that.
While also the TOS of their extensions like C/C++ also prohibit their usage with forks. It is not about using marketplace endpoint, it is about using the extension itself even if the user installed the vsix manually. At least this is what this submission about.
It’s totally not embrace, extend, extinguish in any disguise.
Coopetition exists (I’d point to the CNCF), but corporations do that really, really, begrudgingly only just due to the sheer complexity.
While I do not suspect that the somewhat benevolent notions will wane in the near future (the data is valuable enough, and you cannot afford to lose to another player), I sincerely enjoy just opting out because I like doing that.
But, you know, spreading FUD about .NET is way more important, is it not?
As much as I like vscode it’s making me a little uncomfortable being reliant on it
Cursor not being an extension from the start seemed odd to me, and they wouldn't be in this rough spot if they had done that.