summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/runtime/doc/intro.txt
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100
commitd09091d4955c5f41de69928f2db85611ed54ed23 (patch)
tree9ae3f6b6c693334f58138064918222640c049ff5 /runtime/doc/intro.txt
parentbb1969b6ab28120c93b77817e7b6075e1aecf663 (diff)
Update runtime files.
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/intro.txt')
-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/intro.txt17
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/intro.txt b/runtime/doc/intro.txt
index 5f051e74da..106245b838 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/intro.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/intro.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*intro.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jan 01
+*intro.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jan 07
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ In this documentation there are several references to other versions of Vi:
Vi "the original". Without further remarks this is the version
of Vi that appeared in Sun OS 4.x. ":version" returns
"Version 3.7, 6/7/85". Sometimes other versions are referred
- to. Only runs under Unix. Source code only available with a
- license. More information on Vi can be found through:
- http://vi-editor.org [doesn't currently work...]
+ to. Only runs under Unix. Source code is now available under a
+ BSD-style license. More information on Vi can be found through:
+ http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/
*Posix*
Posix From the IEEE standard 1003.2, Part 2: Shell and utilities.
Generally known as "Posix". This is a textual description of
@@ -285,11 +285,10 @@ Nvi The "New" Vi. The version of Vi that comes with BSD 4.4 and FreeBSD.
Source code is freely available.
*Elvis*
Elvis Another Vi clone, made by Steve Kirkendall. Very compact but isn't
- as flexible as Vim.
- The version used is 2.1. It is still being developed. Source code is
- freely available.
- *NeoVim*
-NeoVim A Vim clone. Forked the Vim source in 2014 and went a different way.
+ as flexible as Vim. Development has stalled, Elvis has left the
+ building! Source code is freely available.
+ *Neovim*
+Neovim A Vim clone. Forked the Vim source in 2014 and went a different way.
Very much bound to github and has many more dependencies, making
development more complex and limiting portability. Code has been
refactored, resulting in patches not being exchangeable with Vim.