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-# Positron 
-
-What is Positron?
-
-- A next-generation data science IDE built by [Posit PBC](https://posit.co/)
-- An extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data
-- A familiar environment for reproducible authoring and publishing
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Positron is an early stage project under active development and may [not yet be a good fit for you](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki#is-positron-for-me). If you are interested in experimenting with it, we welcome your feedback!
-
-## Get started using Positron
-
-Check out [our wiki](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki) for information on what you should do before installing Positron, troubleshooting Positron, and more.
-
-Positron is built on [Code OSS](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode). To learn about basic features like commands, settings, using source control, and more, see the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs).
-
-## Install Positron
-
-Install Positron from our [Releases](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/releases) page.
-
-Currently, Positron is producing pre-release builds from a continuous integration (CI) system for macOS, Windows, and Linux. These pre-release builds are tagged with a version number here on our Github repository. Select the build you want to download, then click on **Assets** and download the `.dmg` (for Mac), `.exe` (for Windows), or `.deb` (for Linux) file.
-
-## Share your feedback about Positron
-
-We invite you to join us on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions) to ask questions and share feedback. [Read more](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki/Feedback-and-Issues) about giving feedback and reporting bugs.
-
-## Code of conduct
-
-Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of
-Conduct](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/?tab=coc-ov-file#readme). By participating
-in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
-
-## License
-
-Positron is licensed under the [Elastic License 2.0](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme), a source-available license. [Read more](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki/Licensing) about what this license means and our decision to use it.
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-# Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS")
+# Positron™ 
-[](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc)
-[](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug)
-[](https://gitter.im/Microsoft/vscode)
+What is Positron?
-## The Repository
+- A next-generation data science IDE built by [Posit PBC](https://posit.co/)
+- An extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data
+- A familiar environment for reproducible authoring and publishing
-This repository ("`Code - OSS`") is where we (Microsoft) develop the [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) product together with the community. Not only do we work on code and issues here, we also publish our [roadmap](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Roadmap), [monthly iteration plans](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Iteration-Plans), and our [endgame plans](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Running-the-Endgame). This source code is available to everyone under the standard [MIT license](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/LICENSE.txt).
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Positron is an early stage project under active development and may [not yet be a good fit for you](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki#is-positron-for-me). If you are interested in experimenting with it, we welcome your feedback!
-## Visual Studio Code
+## Get started using Positron
-
- 
-
+Check out [our wiki](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki) for information on what you should do before installing Positron, troubleshooting Positron, and more.
-[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) is a distribution of the `Code - OSS` repository with Microsoft-specific customizations released under a traditional [Microsoft product license](https://code.visualstudio.com/License/).
+Positron is built on [Code OSS](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode). To learn about basic features like commands, settings, using source control, and more, see the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs).
-[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for their core edit-build-debug cycle. It provides comprehensive code editing, navigation, and understanding support along with lightweight debugging, a rich extensibility model, and lightweight integration with existing tools.
+## Install Positron
-Visual Studio Code is updated monthly with new features and bug fixes. You can download it for Windows, macOS, and Linux on [Visual Studio Code's website](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download). To get the latest releases every day, install the [Insiders build](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders).
+Install Positron from our [Releases](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/releases) page.
-## Contributing
+Currently, Positron is producing pre-release builds from a continuous integration (CI) system for macOS, Windows, and Linux. These pre-release builds are tagged with a version number here on our Github repository. Select the build you want to download, then click on **Assets** and download the `.dmg` (for Mac), `.exe` (for Windows), or `.deb` (for Linux) file.
-There are many ways in which you can participate in this project, for example:
+## Share your feedback about Positron
-* [Submit bugs and feature requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues), and help us verify as they are checked in
-* Review [source code changes](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pulls)
-* Review the [documentation](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs) and make pull requests for anything from typos to additional and new content
+We invite you to join us on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions) to ask questions and share feedback. [Read more](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki/Feedback-and-Issues) about giving feedback and reporting bugs.
-If you are interested in fixing issues and contributing directly to the code base,
-please see the document [How to Contribute](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute), which covers the following:
+## Code of conduct
-* [How to build and run from source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute)
-* [The development workflow, including debugging and running tests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#debugging)
-* [Coding guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Coding-Guidelines)
-* [Submitting pull requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#pull-requests)
-* [Finding an issue to work on](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#where-to-contribute)
-* [Contributing to translations](https://aka.ms/vscodeloc)
-
-## Feedback
-
-* Ask a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/vscode)
-* [Request a new feature](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-* Upvote [popular feature requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc)
-* [File an issue](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues)
-* Connect with the extension author community on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-discussions/discussions) or [Slack](https://aka.ms/vscode-dev-community)
-* Follow [@code](https://twitter.com/code) and let us know what you think!
-
-See our [wiki](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Feedback-Channels) for a description of each of these channels and information on some other available community-driven channels.
-
-## Related Projects
-
-Many of the core components and extensions to VS Code live in their own repositories on GitHub. For example, the [node debug adapter](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-node-debug) and the [mono debug adapter](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-mono-debug) repositories are separate from each other. For a complete list, please visit the [Related Projects](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Related-Projects) page on our [wiki](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki).
-
-## Bundled Extensions
-
-VS Code includes a set of built-in extensions located in the [extensions](extensions) folder, including grammars and snippets for many languages. Extensions that provide rich language support (code completion, Go to Definition) for a language have the suffix `language-features`. For example, the `json` extension provides coloring for `JSON` and the `json-language-features` extension provides rich language support for `JSON`.
-
-## Development Container
-
-This repository includes a Visual Studio Code Dev Containers / GitHub Codespaces development container.
-
-* For [Dev Containers](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/download/containers), use the **Dev Containers: Clone Repository in Container Volume...** command which creates a Docker volume for better disk I/O on macOS and Windows.
- * If you already have VS Code and Docker installed, you can also click [here](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode://ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers/cloneInVolume?url=https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) to get started. This will cause VS Code to automatically install the Dev Containers extension if needed, clone the source code into a container volume, and spin up a dev container for use.
-
-* For Codespaces, install the [GitHub Codespaces](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.codespaces) extension in VS Code, and use the **Codespaces: Create New Codespace** command.
-
-Docker / the Codespace should have at least **4 Cores and 6 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)** to run full build. See the [development container README](.devcontainer/README.md) for more information.
-
-## Code of Conduct
-
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.
+Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of
+Conduct](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/?tab=coc-ov-file#readme). By participating
+in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
## License
-Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the [MIT](LICENSE.txt) license.
+Positron is licensed under the [Elastic License 2.0](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme), a source-available license. [Read more](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki/Licensing) about what this license means and our decision to use it.