The Future of the Vim Project (groups.google.com)

Article summary

The future of the Vim project is being discussed after the passing of its creator, Bram. The project's current status is being assessed, including access to the OSDN.net project page and the management of the Vim domain. There is consideration of moving the Vim homepage to a new location. The discussion involves the potential for a merge with Neovim, a fork of Vim.

Main themes

• Vim project future
• Merge with Neovim
• Leadership and vision
• Community involvement
• Codebase maintenance
• Forking and divergence

What commenters say

• The Vim project may not have a future without Bram's leadership and vision.
• A merge between Vim and Neovim could be beneficial, but it's unclear if it's possible or desirable.
• The two projects have diverged significantly, making a merge challenging.
• Some argue that Vim should be put into maintenance mode, rather than trying to continue development.
• Others believe that the project can continue with new leadership and contributors.
• The commit history of Vim does not accurately reflect the contributions of other developers, as Bram was the primary committer.
• A merge between Vim and Neovim would require significant compromises and alignment of coding conventions and standards.