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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