-*intro.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Jan 25
+*intro.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Apr 10
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
3. Send bug reports to: Vim Developers <vim-dev@vim.org>
This is a maillist, you need to become a member first and many people will
see the message. If you don't want that, e.g. because it is a security
- issue, please contact any of the current Vim maintainers
- https://github.com/orgs/vim/people (but not Bram or the vim-dev ML).
- In the future, a proper process for handling security issues will be setup.
+ issue, please contact the current Vim maintainers at the e-mail address
+ <vim-security@googlegroups.com> or create a security advisary at Github:
+ https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories
Please be brief; all the time that is spent on answering mail is subtracted
from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible
Where reproduce.vim is a script that reproduces the problem. Try different
machines, if relevant (is this an MS-Windows specific bug perhaps?).
-Send me patches if you can! If you create a pull request on
+Send patches if you can! If you create a pull request on
https://github.com/vim/vim then the automated checks will run and report any
obvious problems. But you can also send the patch by email (use an attachment
to avoid white space changes).
SPONSOR VIM DEVELOPMENT *sponsor*
Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
-your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
-working on Vim please send a donation.
+your appreciation for the work and motivate developers to continue working on
+Vim please send a donation.
-Since Bram does not need the money it will be used to help children in Uganda,
-see |uganda|. Donations increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim!
+The money you donated will be mainly used to help children in Uganda. See
+|uganda|. But at the same time donations increase the development team
+motivation to keep working on Vim!
For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
VOTE FOR FEATURES *vote-for-features*
-To give registered Vim users and sponsors an advantage over lurkers they can
-vote for the items Bram should work on. How does this voting work?
+Note: Voting for features has been discontinued since the passing of |Bram| in
+2023. The following two links still work, but they are no longer updated. So
+they now only provide a historic view as of summer 2023.
-1. You send at least 10 euro. See below for ways to transfer money
- |send-money|.
-
-2. You will be e-mailed a registration key. Enter this key on your account
- page on the Vim website. You can easily create an account if you don't
- have one yet.
-
-3. You can enter your votes on the voting page. There is a link to that page
- on your account page after entering a registration key. Your votes will
- be counted for two years.
-
-4. The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for
- everybody: http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php
+The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for everybody:
+http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php
Additionally, once you have sent 100 euro or more in total, your name appears
in the "Vim hall of honour": http://www.vim.org/sponsor/hall_of_honour.php
Why should I give money?
-If you do not show your appreciation for Vim then Bram will be less motivated
-to fix bugs and add new features. He will do something else instead.
+If you do not show your appreciation for Vim, the development team will be
+less motivated to fix bugs and add new features. They will do something else
+instead.
How much money should I send?
able to vote for features.
-What do I get in return?
-
-Each registered Vim user and sponsor who donates at least 10 euro will be able
-to vote for new features. These votes will give priority to the work on Vim.
-The votes are valid for two years. The more money you send the more your
-votes count |votes-counted|.
-
-If you send 100 Euro or more in total you will be mentioned on the "Vim hall
-of honour" page on the Vim web site. But only if you enable this on your
-account page. You can also select whether the amount will be visible.
-
-
How do I become a Vim sponsor or registered Vim user?
Send money, as explained above |send-money| and include your e-mail address.
the developer |maillist|, for reporting bugs see |bugs|.
-How are my votes counted? *votes-counted*
-
-You may vote when you send 10 euro or more. You can enter up to ten votes.
-You can select the same item several times to give it more points. You can
-also enter three counter votes, these count as negative points.
-
-When you send 30 euro or more the points are doubled. Above 100 euro they
-count four times, above 300 euro they count six times, above 1000 euro ten
-times.
-
-
-Can I change my votes?
-
-You can change your votes any time you like, up to two years after you
-sent money. The points will be counted right away.
-
-
-Can I add an item to vote on?
-
-Not directly. You can suggest items to vote on to Bram. He will consider
-fitting your item into the list.
-
-
How about Charityware?
Currently the Vim donations go to |uganda| anyway. Thus it doesn't matter if
I donated $$$, now please add feature XYZ!
-There is no direct relation between your donation and the work Bram does.
-Otherwise you would be paying for work and we would have to pay tax over the
-donation. If you want to hire Bram for specific work, contact him directly,
-don't use the donation system.
+There is no direct relation between your donation and the work developers
+does. Otherwise you would be paying for work and we would have to pay tax
+over the donation. If you want to hire one of the developers for specific
+work, contact them directly, don't use the donation system.
Are the donations tax deductible?
That depends on your country. The donations to help the children in |Uganda|
are tax deductible in Holland, Germany, Canada and in the USA. See the ICCF
-website http://iccf-holland.org/donate.html. You must send an e-mail to Bram
-to let him know that the donation is done because of the use of Vim.
+website http://iccf-holland.org/donate.html.
Can you send me a bill?
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