Wait what, you can't use a *code* editor when you're under 18 now?

[leobm@norden.social]

@marekfort At school in the 90s, we still wrote our code on paper in exams (computer science), for example.

In retrospect, I didn't think it was so bad. You had to think about the problem much more carefully before writing code.

Okay, but the age limit for an editor is nonsense.

[techokami@woof.tech]

@jimmylittle @marekfort @Gargron ...why do you need a Terms of Service agreement for *A TEXT EDITOR*

[edthedev@infosec.exchange]

@marekfort I remember when piracy was how young people got their first code editors.

We've worked hard to end that barrier to new coders. Shame to see this sort of thing. Coding is for everyone.

[bayindirh@mastodon.sdf.org]

@marekfort You might (accidentally) conquer the world, topple whole countries, change the order! Oh the horror!

(I started coding way earlier than 18, and I don't support this situation, BTW).

[flesh@transfem.social]

@davey_cakes@mastodon.ie @dfyx@social.helios42.de @marekfort@mastodon.online cargo mommy already exists.

[gooba42@mastodon.social]

@marekfort Under 18 can't be bound to a contract and the legal liability is the only close competitor to profit for motivation in this space.

[davey_cakes@mastodon.ie]

@flesh @dfyx @marekfort

[dvshkn@social.treehouse.systems]

@marekfort lovely what age verification is doing to everything

[64bithero@mstdn.games]

@marekfort this doesn’t make any sense. It’s clear the end goal with age verification has nothing to with verifying your age…

[gereon@chaos.social]

@tsturm I think I‘m gonna give Gram a try … https://gram.liten.app

[64bithero@mstdn.games]

@marekfort context should be added here. The TOS explicitly states “you must be 18 or older to use Zed’s AI-enabled features software as a service offering” I assume that means the ask for your age when you add tokens and use AI.

I’ve never used their AI features and I don’t plan on starting to anytime. Glad to know we have alternatives in the Zed space.

[yacodes@mastodon.social]

@marekfort I hope that the kids will obey and refuse to use corporate products, contributing to free software instead.

[2waterguns@mstdn.social]

@jonossaseuraava @marekfort Mommy, where do use after free bugs come from?

[unattributed@gotosocial.social]

@marekfort I recently looked at Zed and immediately dumped it because they prioritized using AI over editing in their documentation:

[casastorta@mastodon.online]

@marekfort Saw this in my mailbox too this morning. One has to wonder, what is in the files!?!?!?

[draygon@furry.engineer]

@marekfort uhhhh very fucked up tbh. I wanna support them because I love the editor (esp compared to vs code) but I hate that corporate garbage

[mrjre@mastodon.social]

@cameo007 @marekfort
Same. Its becoming a bit of a Frankenstein.

[norabell@pleroma.snowebell.cc]

Probably so they can say this without lying through their teeth. They collect all kinds of info, only some of which is actually made public because their page which says the telemetry data they take is down.

[drewtowler@mas.to]

@marekfort Oh wow. I like #Zed and use it every day, however now perhaps I should send a support ticket telling them I'm under 18 and asking them what they're going to do about it. Just for laughs since I haven't been under 18 for approximately 40 years...

[jackemled@furry.engineer]

@marekfort Maybe their jurisdiction considers using LLMs to be gambling, since the usage is so similar. That would explain why people under a certain age can't use it.