From 679a8d97b60e00c6eb8752b733ae2926f9ada5ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ty Mick Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:37:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document more Microsoft online service replacements --- DOCS.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md index 05445ad..8334f27 100644 --- a/DOCS.md +++ b/DOCS.md @@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ These can all be disabled. __Please note that some extensions send telemetry data to Microsoft as well. We have no control over this and can only recommend removing the extension.__ _(For example, the C# extension `ms-vscode.csharp` sends tracking data to Microsoft.)_ -### VSCodium Update API +### Microsoft online service replacements -When searching the `@tag:usesOnlineServices` filter, note that while the "Update: Mode" setting description still says "The updates are fetched from a Microsoft online service", VSCodium's [build script sets](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/prepare_vscode.sh#L36) the `updateUrl` field in `product.json` to that of VSCodium's own small [update server](https://github.com/VSCodium/update-api), so enabling that setting won't actually result in any calls to Microsoft servers. +When searching the `@tag:usesOnlineServices` filter, note that while the "Update: Mode" setting description still says "The updates are fetched from a Microsoft online service", VSCodium's build script [sets the `updateUrl` field](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/prepare_vscode.sh#L36) in `product.json` to that of VSCodium's own small [update server](https://github.com/VSCodium/update-api), so enabling that setting won't actually result in any calls to Microsoft servers. + +Likewise, while the descriptions for "Extensions: Auto Check Updates" and "Extensions: Auto Update" include the same phrase, VSCodium [replaces](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/prepare_vscode.sh#L42) the Visual Studio Marketplace with Open VSX, so these settings won't call Microsoft, either. ## Extensions + Marketplace