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And in what sense VSCode isn't a "true" open source app? Just because the installer isnt open sourced?

> Theia relies on Visual Studio Code’s Language Server Protocol to provide language-specific code completion and the other features we expect in a modern code editor. https://www.infoworld.com/article/3342624/cloud-ide-shoot-ou...

Okay, they reuse parts from VSCode in true open source spirit and make claims like that.

> Theia 1.0 also has a marketplace that is available today and, in the spirit of true open source community, allows for even non-VS Code applications to use these extensions

What does that mean? Looked up and appears that IDE is built with extensions and you can use those APIs to customize IDE. + provides APIs from VSCode to maintain compatibility. Ok thats neat.

parent jve 6 years ago

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