Can I put the extensionsGallery on my vscode fork?

[evandrocoan]

By default the https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode does not come with key:

"extensionsGallery": {
    "serviceUrl": "",
    "cacheUrl": "",
    "itemUrl": ""
}

on its https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/blob/master/product.json file. That entry is required to install extensions from the marketplace as showed on:

1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37143536/no-extensions-found-when-running-visual-studio-code-from-source

Also there are commits, where their developer putted the key.

But sequentially removed it justifying:

Revert inadvertant change to product.json

Why they are removing it? Seems they are using it while developing, as we may see he let slip the line to the upper stream. Can I put it on my fork? Or I can only use it locally as they seem to be doing?

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[joaomoreno]

cc @chrisdias @chrmarti

[MattSturgeon]

Since b00945f was committed under the MIT license, I would argue that you can redistribute any changes from it under a MIT compatible license.

While you cannot copy from the product.json included in the proprietary VS Code product, I would maintain that the following text has been released under MIT and therefore can be redistributed within your fork.

"extensionsGallery": {
    "serviceUrl": "",
    "cacheUrl": "",
    "itemUrl": ""
}

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Being new to the project and conscious of Free Software licenses, I have never downloaded the propitiatory product, agreed to the license nor read any of the propitiatory code. My only knowledge of the above code comes through b00945f and this issue.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

[kenijo]

A question on the cacheURL: https://vscode.blob.core.windows.net/gallery/index

It looks like it hasn't been updated since March 2017. The most recent "lastUpdated" date is 2017-03.
It there anyway to get this fixed or to get working URL?

[dtinth]

Based on this comment, the answer is yes?

Even if it wasn't licensed, the code in question is so tiny and generic (it's literally a few labels and web addresses) that I would question whether it's even copyrightable in the first place.

[jens1o]

@chrisdias any legal update?

[ivanfilhoz]

Acknowledging some public URLs and copying them into the settings file of your own product isn't a copyright infringement at all.

[nhooyr]

@ivanslf its not just about copying the lines, the terms of use for the vs code marketplace state that it can only be used with visual studio products. It's not clear whether that includes forks.