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I may see your first point, but how is GPL3 worse than a closed source software?

The code might be GPLv3, which is my favorite license BTW, but they have a "nice" CLA [0] and Privacy Policy [1] which doesn't inspire confidence.

I think CLA is a nuanced thing, since Eclipse also has one and didn't rugpull anyone ever, but their Privacy Policy states that the tool is chockful with telemetry and can collect any personal and non-personal data as they see fit.

When somebody tells that you can opt-out of this, I have a hard time believing that the switches are connected to anything.

[0]: https://zed.dev/cla

[1]: https://zed.dev/privacy-policy

Corps usually have problems with gpl software being used.

Everyone knows if you touch GPL you get cooties

Thanks for the info! I might be immune then. I swim in that thing.

Yet the whole world runs on Linux with no issues :shrugs:

It's not the GPLv3 license, it's the attached CLA and Privacy Policy.

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