microsoft repos in linux!

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Meanwhile, you're using an "open source" device on closed hardware that includes binary-only software to make it work.

I agree with you about RPi.  Just another device / company riding on the current popularity of "open source" whilst in reality being nothing of the sort.

Remember, there are many more interesting alternatives to Raspberry Pi nowadays (including all Pine64 devices)!

Does it ship by default with VS Code? It's a good cross-platform tool that works equally well on Linux as it does on Windows. I use it on both platforms for work (Windows) and my home machines (Linux).

Eh, I am not such a fan of Microsoft, either.  Remember, they have been extremely hostile towards F/LOSS for decades.  Which is why I am not buying that they suddenly "got religion" about it recently.  More like, they had to, or else become irrelevant.  Just let them die off already (along with any of these other companies who also practice similar dinosaur business models).  None of them deserve to be a part of the collaborative future we are creating together.

Yes, VS Code is released under an open source license.  However, it still contains spyware and other nonsense.  Microsoft is not your friend, and they will never learn nor really change (i.e., wake me up when they release the crown jewels (Windows, Office, etc.) under a F/LOSS license).