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Incorrectly stating VSCode is MIT licensed on your website

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Hi,

On your website https://platformio.org/platformio-ide it is mentioned

It's built on top of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code – free, open source, and MIT licensed editor

This is factually incorrect. While the GitHub repository of VSCode is MIT Licensed, the version distributed by Microsoft isn't. See https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq

Please update your website so that it won't mislead users.

Regards,
Shashank V M

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Open the PlatformIO IDE website page linked in the issue and locate the statement about Microsoft's Visual Studio Code being MIT licensed. Check the licensing distinction against the linked Visual Studio Code FAQ, then update the wording so it does not mislead users and verify the published page reflects the correction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
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