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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-04-15 20:54:52 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-04-15 20:54:52 +0200
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parent66210042892389d36e3d37203ec77f61467bfb1c (diff)
patch 7.4.1745v7.4.1745
Problem: README file is not clear about where to get Vim. Solution: Add links to github, releases and the Windows installer. (Suggested by Christian Brabandt)
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@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you
want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for
an overview of currently available distributions.
+Some popular places to get the latest Vim:
+* Check out the git repository from github: https://github.com/vim/vim.
+* Get the source code as an archive: https://github.com/vim/vim/releases.
+* Get a Windows executable from the vim-win32-installer repository:
+ https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases.
+
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