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				|  |  |  diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
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				|  |  | -index c581ac0..f11c0f0 100644
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				|  |  | +index e025130..f42db8d 100644
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				|  |  |  --- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
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				|  |  |  +++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
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				|  |  | -@@ -319,2 +319,8 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
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				|  |  | +@@ -343,2 +343,9 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
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				|  |  |   		},
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				|  |  |  +		'workbench.welcomePage.extraAnnouncements': {
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				|  |  |  +			scope: ConfigurationScope.MACHINE,
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				|  |  |  +			type: 'boolean',
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				|  |  |  +			default: true,
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				|  |  | -+			description: localize('workbench.welcomePage.extraAnnouncements', "When enabled, the get started page loads additional announcements from !!APP_NAME!!'s repository.")
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				|  |  | ++			description: localize('workbench.welcomePage.extraAnnouncements', "When enabled, the get started page loads additional announcements from !!APP_NAME!!'s repository."),
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				|  |  | ++			tags: ['usesOnlineServices']
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				|  |  |  +		},
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				|  |  |   		'workbench.startupEditor': {
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				|  |  |  diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
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				|  |  | -index 664c55b..43f9e2e 100644
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				|  |  | +index 01778b2..615828d 100644
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				|  |  |  --- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
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				|  |  |  +++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
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				|  |  | -@@ -113,4 +113,8 @@ type GettingStartedActionEvent = {
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				|  |  | +@@ -117,4 +117,8 @@ type GettingStartedActionEvent = {
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				|  |  |   type RecentEntry = (IRecentFolder | IRecentWorkspace) & { id: string };
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				|  |  |  +type AnnouncementEntry = { id: string, title: string, url: string };
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				|  | @@ -24,26 +25,26 @@ index 664c55b..43f9e2e 100644
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				|  |  |  +const BUILTIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS: AnnouncementEntry[] = [/* BUILTIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS */];
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				|  |  |  +
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				|  |  |   export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | -@@ -149,2 +153,4 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | +@@ -154,2 +158,4 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  |   	private gettingStartedList?: GettingStartedIndexList<IResolvedWalkthrough>;
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				|  |  |  +	private announcementList?: GettingStartedIndexList<AnnouncementEntry>;
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				|  |  |  +	private announcementData?: AnnouncementEntry[];
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				|  |  |   
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				|  |  | -@@ -812,2 +818,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | +@@ -880,2 +886,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  |   		const gettingStartedList = this.buildGettingStartedWalkthroughsList();
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				|  |  |  +		const announcementList = await this.buildAnnouncementList();
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				|  |  |   
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				|  |  | -@@ -822,3 +829,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | +@@ -890,3 +897,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  |   				this.container.classList.remove('noWalkthroughs');
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				|  |  |  -				reset(rightColumn, gettingStartedList.getDomElement());
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				|  |  |  +				reset(rightColumn, gettingStartedList.getDomElement(), announcementList.getDomElement());
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				|  |  |   			}
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				|  |  | -@@ -826,3 +833,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | +@@ -894,3 +901,3 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  |   				this.container.classList.add('noWalkthroughs');
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				|  |  |  -				reset(rightColumn);
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				|  |  |  +				reset(rightColumn, announcementList.getDomElement());
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				|  |  |   			}
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				|  |  | -@@ -978,2 +985,55 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  | +@@ -1047,2 +1054,55 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
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				|  |  |  +	private async buildAnnouncementList(): Promise<GettingStartedIndexList<AnnouncementEntry>> {
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				|  |  |  +		const renderAnnouncement = (announcement: AnnouncementEntry) => {
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