Are the guys at the FSF smoking weed?
The FSF classifies the Microsoft Visual Studio code as 'Free Software'.
Visual Studio Code - Free Software Directory
If you read the license on MS VSC website (https://code.visualstudio.com/License/) , you wil find point 5 of the license for the Visual Studio Code says:
You may not
-work around any technical limitations in the software;
-reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the software except, and solely to the extent: (i) permitted by applicable law, despite this limitation; or (ii) required to debug changes to any libraries licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License which are included with and linked to by the software;
-remove, minimize, block or modify any notices of Microsoft or its suppliers in the software;
-use the software in any way that is against the law; or
-share, publish, or lend the software, or provide it as a hosted solution for others to use, or transfer the software or this agreement to any third party.
My question is: How on earth does this statement comply with the 4 essential software freedoms?!