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> and some of the most popular extensions are only available with VSCode, not with Codium

Which is an artificial restriction from MS that's really easily bypassed.

Personally I don't care whether the telemetry is identifiable. I just don't want it.

How is it bypassed?

There's a whitelist identifier that you can add bundle IDs to, to get access to the more sensitive APIs. Then you can download the extension file and install it manually. I don't have the exact process right now but just Google it :)

Good to know. I never got too far with VSCodium because of this limitation.

It is not just a technical limitation, it is a license limitation too, for what it is worth.

To switch the extension market place to the non-free one, some URLs need to be swapped in a product.JSON file, as in this script: https://github.com/fsfw-dresden/usb-live-linux/commit/3e4fd4...

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