We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor.

We will open source the code in the GitHub Copilot Chat extension under the MIT license, then carefully refactor the relevant components of the extension into VS Code core.

  • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It’s an extension so it can be deactivated

    Article says:

    […] then carefully refactor the relevant components of the extension into VS Code core.

    So… maybe you won’t be able to deactivate it anymore. Not cool, microsoft (but totally expected).