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Bram Moolenaar, creator of vim, has died.

If you are a vim user, consider donating to International Child Care Fund Holland - a charity Bram heavily supported. You can find the link on vim.org

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like to think of it as, his history and legacy being written to for the final time, the file being closed.

ZZ. You will be missed Bram, but your legacy will live on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@Celediel @Redredme I shook his hand at the Jacob Javitz center circa 2000