In the first two weeks of October I have visited the Kibaale Childrens
Centre in Uganda.  This is Vim's charityware.

Use one of these links:

	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/news.html
	 http://iccf-holland.org/news.html
	 http://www.iccf.nl/news.html

Use the "more pictures" link to get an impression of what I have seen
in Kibaale.


A few notes:

- For people in Germany there is now a way to get a tax reduction if you
   donate money towards the project.  See this page (in German):

  	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/germany.html

- The amounts for sponsoring a child have been raised.  Mainly because
   the dollar has become more expensive (thus counted in US dollars the
   amounts didn't change much).  At the same time we switched to the
   Euro (the guilder disappears January 2002).  The amounts should now be
   enough to cover the actual costs for sponsoring a child.  The last
   year part of the one-time donations had to be used to fill the gap.
   We rather use them for something else, like keeping the clinic
   running.

I have a list of 15 children that are waiting to be sponsored.  Don't
disappoint them!

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
15. Your heart races faster and beats irregularly each time you see a new WWW
     site address in print or on TV, even though you've never had heart
     problems before.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

[This is only interesting for inhabitants of Germany.]

As you all know, Vim users are asked to help poor children in Uganda.
Donations for the children can now be done through the German
organization MISEROER.  MISEROER then sends the money to the project in
Uganda.  Using this method allows for getting a tax reduction in
Germany.  This can also be used for sponsoring a child.

More information can be found by using one of these links:

	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/germany.html
	 http://iccf-holland.org/germany.html
	 http://www.iccf.nl/germany.html

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
162. You go outside and look for a brightness knob to turn down the sun.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

You can find a Vim desktop calendar here:

	 http://www.moolenaar.net/

On one side there is an easy-to-read 2002 calendar.  On the other side
there is brief info on Vim and ICCF Holland.

You can print this on one sheet of paper, fold it and add a bit of glue
to make it stand on your desk.

It is available in Dutch and English, PostScript and PDF, A4 and Letter
paper.

Happy Vimming in 2002!

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hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
256. You are able to write down over 250 symptoms of being an internet
      addict, even though they only asked for 101.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

There have been a few remarks on the Vim license.  I have attempted to
adjust the license to make more people happy with how Vim can be
distributed.  If you care about this, please read the draft below and
let me know if you have a problem with it.  If a discussion is
necessary, let's do that in the vim-dev maillist.

The main difference is that the license should now be GPL-compatible
(this is not yet confirmed by the FSF though).  This avoids that linking
with a GPL'ed library makes it impossible to distribute Vim.  Debian had
a problem with this.

To make this possible I had to add the possibility to distribute Vim
within a small group of people, without the requirement to send the
maintainer a copy of changes, when asked for.

The result is that the Vim license is more "free" than before.  If you
have contributed code to Vim and do not agree with this new license,
this is the time to speak up.

==============================================================================

SUMMARY

Vim is Charityware.  You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda.  Please see |kcc|
below or visit the ICCF web site, available at these mirrors:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/ 	 *iccf* *ICCF*
	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/
	 http://www.iccf.nl/

The Open Publication License applies to the Vim documentation, see
|manual-copyright|.


LICENSE DETAILS

I)  There are no restrictions on distributing unmodified copies of Vim except
     that they must include this license text.  You can also distribute
     unmodified parts of Vim, likewise unrestricted except that they must
     include this license text.  You are also allowed to include executables
     that you made from the unmodified Vim sources, plus your own usage
     examples and Vim scripts.

II) It is allowed to distribute a modified version of Vim, with executables
     and/or source code, when the following four conditions are met:
     1) This license text must be included unmodified.
     2) The modified Vim must be distributed in one of the following five ways:
        a) If you make changes to Vim, you must clearly describe in the
	   distribution how to contact you.  When the maintainer asks you (in
	   any way) for a copy of the modified Vim you distributed, you must
	   make your changes, including source code, available to the
	   maintainer without fee.  The maintainer reserves the right to
	   include your changes in the official version of Vim.  What the
	   maintainer will do with your changes and under what license they
	   will be distributed is negotiable.  If there has been no
	   negotiation, then this license also applies to your changes.
	   The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <Bram@...>.  If this
	   changes it will be announced in appropriate places (most likely
	   vim.sf.net, www.vim.org and/or comp.editors).  When it is completely
	   impossible to contact the maintainer, the obligation to send him
	   your changes ceases.  Once the maintainer has confirmed that he
	   has received your changes they will not have to be sent again.
        b) If you have received a modified Vim that was distributed as
	   mentioned under a) you are allowed to further distribute it
	   unmodified, as mentioned at I).  If you make additional changes the
	   text under a) applies to those changes.
        c) Provide all the changes, including source code, with every copy of
	   the modified Vim you distribute.  This may be done in the form of a
	   context diff.  You can choose what license to use for new code you
	   add.  The changes and their license must not restrict others from
	   making their own changes to the official version of Vim.
        d) When you have a modified Vim which includes all changes, as
	   mentioned under c), you can distribute it without the source code
	   for the changes if the following three conditions are met:
	   - The license that applies to the changes permits you to distribute
	     the changes to the Vim maintainer without fee or restriction, and
	     permits the Vim maintainer to include the changes in the official
	     version of Vim without fee or restriction.
	   - You keep the changes for at least three years after last
	     distributing the corresponding modified Vim.  When the maintainer
	     or someone who you distributed the modified Vim to asks you (in
	     any way) for the changes within this period, you must make them
	     available to him.
	   - You clearly describe in the distribution how to contact you.  This
	     contact information must remain valid for at least three years
	     after last distributing the corresponding modified Vim, or as long
	     as possible.
        e) When the GNU General Public License (GPL) applies to the changes,
	   you can distribute the modified Vim under the GNU GPL.
     3) A message must be added, at least in the output of the ":version"
        command and in the intro screen, such that the user of the modified Vim
        is able to see that it was modified.  When distributing as mentioned
        under 2)e) adding the message is only required for as far as this does
        not conflict with the license used for the changes.
     4) The contact information as mentioned under 2) must not be removed or
        changed, except that the person himself can make corrections.

III) If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to use
      the Vim license for your changes and make them available to the
      maintainer, including the source code.  The preferred way to do this is
      by e-mail or by uploading the files to a server and e-mailing the URL.
      If the number of changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) e-mailing a
      context diff will do.  The e-mail address to be used is
      <maintainer@...>

IV)  It is not allowed to remove this license from the distribution of the Vim
      sources, parts of it or from a modified version.  You may use this
      license for previous Vim releases instead of the license that they came
      with, at your option.

=== end of license ===

Note:

- If you are happy with Vim, please express that by reading the rest of this
   file and consider helping needy children in Uganda.

- If you link Vim with a library that goes under the GNU GPL, this limits
   further distribution to the GNU GPL.  Also when you didn't actually change
   anything in Vim.

==============================================================================

--
SOLDIER: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
ARTHUR:  It could grip it by the husk ...
                  "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

Financial Report

As you all know, Vim users are asked to help needy children in Uganda.
Most of the donations and sponsorships are handled by the ICCF Holland
foundation.  The financial report for 2001 is now available here:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/2001.html
	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/2001.html
	 http://www.iccf.nl/2001.html

I'm glad to see that we have been able to send more money to Uganda than
ever before.  This is very much needed, since the project keeps on
growing.  Recently the clinic was extended with a laboratory.  In
January the school will be extended with two more classes.  This means
there are about fifty more children to be sponsored.  If you were
thinking of sponsoring, this is a good moment to start!


Amazon

The sales of the Vim book and other items through Amazon was a new
source of income in 2001.  Please consider using the links on these
pages if you buy something at Amazon USA, UK, DE or FR.  Then ICCF
Holland gets 5% or 15% of the sales and it doesn't cost you anything!

	 http://iccf-holland.org/click.html
	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/click.html
	 http://www.iccf.nl/click.html

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
31. You code your homework in HTML and give your instructor the URL.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

There have been a few remarks on the updated Vim license.  Although only
details have been changed, this could still change the meaning of the
license.  Therefore I consider it necessary to again ask all Vim
developers to check out this new version.

The intention of this new license is to make more people happy about how
Vim can be distributed.

The main difference is that the license should now be GPL-compatible
(this is not yet confirmed by the FSF though).  This avoids that linking
with a GPL'ed library makes it impossible to distribute Vim.  Debian had
a problem with this.

To make this possible I had to add the possibility to distribute Vim
without the requirement to send the maintainer a copy of changes, when
asked for.  This distribution should then be done with the source code
being available or under the GNU GPL.

The result is that the Vim license is more "free" than before.  If you
have contributed code to Vim and do not agree with this new license,
this is the time to speak up!

If a discussion is necessary, let's do that in the vim-dev maillist.
Replying to the vim-announce maillist won't work.

==============================================================================

SUMMARY

Vim is Charityware.  You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda.  Please see |kcc|
below or visit the ICCF web site, available at these mirrors:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/ 	 *iccf* *ICCF*
	 http://www.vim.org/iccf/
	 http://www.iccf.nl/

The Open Publication License applies to the Vim documentation, see
|manual-copyright|.

=== begin of license ===

VIM LICENSE

I)  There are no restrictions on distributing unmodified copies of Vim except
     that they must include this license text.  You can also distribute
     unmodified parts of Vim, likewise unrestricted except that they must
     include this license text.  You are also allowed to include executables
     that you made from the unmodified Vim sources, plus your own usage
     examples and Vim scripts.

II) It is allowed to distribute a modified version of Vim, including
     executables and/or source code, when the following four conditions are
     met:
     1) This license text must be included unmodified.
     2) The modified Vim must be distributed in one of the following five ways:
        a) If you make changes to Vim, you must clearly describe in the
	   distribution how to contact you.  When the maintainer asks you (in
	   any way) for a copy of the modified Vim you distributed, you must
	   make your changes, including source code, available to the
	   maintainer without fee.  The maintainer reserves the right to
	   include your changes in the official version of Vim.  What the
	   maintainer will do with your changes and under what license they
	   will be distributed is negotiable.  If there has been no
	   negotiation, then this license also applies to your changes.
	   The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <Bram@...>.  If this
	   changes it will be announced in appropriate places (most likely
	   vim.sf.net, www.vim.org and/or comp.editors).  When it is completely
	   impossible to contact the maintainer, the obligation to send him
	   your changes ceases.  Once the maintainer has confirmed that he
	   has received your changes they will not have to be sent again.
        b) If you have received a modified Vim that was distributed as
	   mentioned under a) you are allowed to further distribute it
	   unmodified, as mentioned at I).  If you make additional changes the
	   text under a) applies to those changes.
        c) Provide all the changes, including source code, with every copy of
	   the modified Vim you distribute.  This may be done in the form of a
	   context diff.  You can choose what license to use for new code you
	   add.  The changes and their license must not restrict others from
	   making their own changes to the official version of Vim.
        d) When you have a modified Vim which includes changes as mentioned
	   under c), you can distribute it without the source code for the
	   changes if the following three conditions are met:
	   - The license that applies to the changes permits you to distribute
	     the changes to the Vim maintainer without fee or restriction, and
	     permits the Vim maintainer to include the changes in the official
	     version of Vim without fee or restriction.
	   - You keep the changes for at least three years after last
	     distributing the corresponding modified Vim.  When the maintainer
	     or someone who you distributed the modified Vim to asks you (in
	     any way) for the changes within this period, you must make them
	     available to him.
	   - You clearly describe in the distribution how to contact you.  This
	     contact information must remain valid for at least three years
	     after last distributing the corresponding modified Vim, or as long
	     as possible.
        e) When the GNU General Public License (GPL) applies to the changes,
	   you can distribute the modified Vim under the GNU GPL version 2 or
	   any later version.
     3) A message must be added, at least in the output of the ":version"
        command and in the intro screen, such that the user of the modified Vim
        is able to see that it was modified.  When distributing as mentioned
        under 2)e) adding the message is only required for as far as this does
        not conflict with the license used for the changes.
     4) The contact information as mentioned under 2) must not be removed or
        changed, except that the person himself can make corrections.

III) If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to use
      the Vim license for your changes and make them available to the
      maintainer, including the source code.  The preferred way to do this is
      by e-mail or by uploading the files to a server and e-mailing the URL.
      If the number of changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) e-mailing a
      context diff will do.  The e-mail address to be used is
      <maintainer@...>

IV)  It is not allowed to remove this license from the distribution of the Vim
      sources, parts of it or from a modified version.  You may use this
      license for previous Vim releases instead of the license that they came
      with, at your option.

=== end of license ===

Note:

- If you are happy with Vim, please express that by reading the rest of this
   file and consider helping needy children in Uganda.

- If you link Vim with a library that goes under the GNU GPL, this limits
   further distribution to the GNU GPL.  Also when you didn't actually change
   anything in Vim.

- Once a change is included that goes under the GNU GPL, this forces all
   further changes to also be made under the GNU GPL or a compatible license.

- If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you can include your name and
   contact information with the "--with-modified-by" configure argument or the
   MODIFIED_BY define.

==============================================================================

--
SOLDIER: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
ARTHUR:  It could grip it by the husk ...
                  "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
(((   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   )))
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.1a BETA
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a bugfix release of Vim.  Since Vim 6.0 many reported problems
have been fixed.  For people who don't compile Vim, this is the first
chance to get all the bug fixes for Vim 6.0.

Also included are new and updated syntax files, translated menus and
messages.  The Vim license has been made compatible with the GNU GPL.

Most of the fixes have already been tested by several people.  But there
might still be a few new problems, that's why this is a BETA version.
If there are no serious problems, the 6.1 release will follow in a
couple of weeks.

Please try out this version and report any problems you encounter.

Once you have installed 6.1a you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.0 with ":help version-6.1".


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many new
features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line
history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those who don't know Vi
can probably skip this message, unless you are prepared to learn something new
and useful.  Vim is especially recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://vim.sf.net.  This is also a great place
to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

Information about which files to download for what system:

         http://vim.sf.net/download.php

The links are for Vim 6.0 though, you need to use the names from below
instead.  All files can be found below this directory:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/

NOTE: The "UNRELEASED" directory was used for versions upto 6.0, now
it's "UNSTABLE"!  Avoids the confusion about finding a beta release in
the unreleased directory.

An overview of the files:

Unix:
unix/vim-6.1a.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
unix/vim-6.1a-rt1.tar.gz runtime files part 1
unix/vim-6.1a-rt2.tar.gz runtime files part 2
unix/vim-6.1a-src1.tar.gz sources part 1
unix/vim-6.1a-src2.tar.gz sources part 2
unix/vim-6.0-6.1a.diff.gz diff between 6.0 and 6.1a

Various:
extra/vim-6.1a-extra.tar.gz  extra files
extra/vim-6.1a-lang.tar.gz  multi-language files
extra/vim-6.0-6.1a-extra.diff.gz extra diff
extra/vim-6.0-6.1a-lang.diff.gz  multi-lang diff
doc/vim61ahtml.zip 	 help files converted to HTML

MS-Windows:
pc/gvim61a.exe 	 self-installing, includes runtime files
pc/vim61art.zip 	 runtime files (all of them)
pc/vim61art1.zip  runtime files (part 1)
pc/vim61art2.zip  runtime files (part 2)
pc/vim61alang.zip  extra files for translated messages and menus
pc/gvim61a.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
pc/gvim61aole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/gvim61a_s.zip  GUI binary for Windows 3.1
pc/vim61ad16.zip  16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim61ad32.zip  32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim61aw32.zip  console version for Windows NT/2000/XP
pc/vim61asrc.zip  sources for PC (with CR-LF)

Amiga:
amiga/vim61art.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim61abin.tgz  binaries
amiga/vim61asrc.tgz  sources packed for Amiga

OS/2:
Sorry, my OS/2 installation no longer works after installing a new
graphics card.  Hopefully someone else can generate the OS/2 binaries.


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a lot of
tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you
subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/mail.html.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help developing Vim or get the latest patches, subscribe to
the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.  All the
time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on
improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to find out which
settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug.  Try starting
without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".  Try different machines
if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the
vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
26. You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.1b BETA
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a bugfix release of Vim.  Since Vim 6.0 many reported problems
have been fixed.  For people who don't compile Vim, this is a good
opportunity to get all the bug fixes for Vim 6.0.  Since the 6.1a beta
release more problems have been fixed.

Also included are new and updated syntax files, translated menus and
messages.  The Vim license has been made compatible with the GNU GPL.

Most of the fixes have already been tested by several people.  But there
might still be a few new problems, that's why this is a BETA version.
If there are no serious problems, the 6.1 release will follow in a
couple of weeks.

Please try out this version and report any problems you encounter.

Once you have installed 6.1b you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.0 with ":help version-6.1".  The changes since version 6.1a
can be seen by using vimdiff on the version6.txt help files of the two
versions.


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many new
features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line
history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those who don't know Vi
can probably skip this message, unless you are prepared to learn something new
and useful.  Vim is especially recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://vim.sf.net.  This is also a great place
to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

Information about which files to download for what system:

         http://vim.sf.net/download.php

The links are for Vim 6.0 though, you need to use the names from below
instead.  All files can be found below this directory:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/

NOTE: The "UNRELEASED" directory was used for versions upto 6.0, now
it's "UNSTABLE"!  Avoids the confusion about finding a beta release in
the unreleased directory.

An overview of the files:

Unix:
unix/vim-6.1b.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
unix/vim-6.1b-rt1.tar.gz runtime files part 1
unix/vim-6.1b-rt2.tar.gz runtime files part 2
unix/vim-6.1b-src1.tar.gz sources part 1
unix/vim-6.1b-src2.tar.gz sources part 2
unix/vim-6.1a-6.1b.diff.gz diff between 6.1a and 6.1b

Various:
extra/vim-6.1b-extra.tar.gz  extra files
extra/vim-6.1b-lang.tar.gz  multi-language files
extra/vim-6.1a-6.1b-extra.diff.gz extra diff
extra/vim-6.1a-6.1b-lang.diff.gz multi-lang diff
doc/vim61bhtml.zip 	 help files converted to HTML

MS-Windows:
pc/gvim61b.exe 	 self-installing, includes runtime files
pc/vim61brt.zip 	 runtime files (all of them)
pc/vim61brt1.zip  runtime files (part 1)
pc/vim61brt2.zip  runtime files (part 2)
pc/vim61blang.zip  extra files for translated messages and menus
pc/gvim61b.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
pc/gvim61bole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/gvim61b_s.zip  GUI binary for Windows 3.1
pc/vim61bd16.zip  16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim61bd32.zip  32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim61bw32.zip  console version for Windows NT/2000/XP
pc/vim61bsrc.zip  sources for PC (with CR-LF)

Amiga:
amiga/vim61brt.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim61bbin.tgz  binaries
amiga/vim61bsrc.tgz  sources packed for Amiga

OS/2:
os2/vim61bos2.zip  binaries
os2/vim61brt.zip  runtime files (same as for pc)


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a lot of
tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you
subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/mail.html.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help developing Vim or get the latest patches, subscribe to
the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.  All the
time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on
improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to find out which
settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug.  Try starting
without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".  Try different machines
if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the
vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
227. You sleep next to your monitor.  Or on top of it.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.1
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a bugfix release of Vim.  Since Vim 6.0 many reported problems
have been fixed.  Also included are new and updated syntax files,
translated menus and messages.  The Vim license has been made compatible
with the GNU GPL.

The past few weeks beta testing has been done by many people.  This is
the most stable Vim ever made.

Once you have installed 6.1 you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.0 with ":help version-6.1".  There is a long list of fixed
bugs.


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many new
features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line
history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those who don't know Vi
can probably skip this message, unless you are prepared to learn something new
and useful.  Vim is especially recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://vim.sf.net.  This is also a great place
to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

Information about which files to download for what system:

         http://vim.sf.net/download.php

All files can be found below this directory:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/

An overview of the files:

UNIX:
unix/vim-6.1.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
   unix/vim-6.1-rt1.tar.gz   runtime files part 1
   unix/vim-6.1-rt2.tar.gz   runtime files part 2
   unix/vim-6.1-src1.tar.gz   sources part 1
   unix/vim-6.1-src2.tar.gz   sources part 2
unix/vim-6.0-6.1.diff.gz diff between 6.0 and 6.1

VARIOUS:
extra/vim-6.1-extra.tar.gz extra files
extra/vim-6.1-lang.tar.gz multi-language files
extra/vim-6.0-6.1-extra.diff.gz extra files diff
doc/vim61html.zip  help files converted to HTML

MS-WINDOWS:
pc/gvim61.exe 	 self-installing, includes runtime files
pc/vim61rt.zip 	 runtime files (all of them)
   pc/vim61rt1.zip 	  runtime files (part 1)
   pc/vim61rt2.zip 	  runtime files (part 2)
pc/vim61lang.zip  extra files for translated messages and menus
pc/gvim61.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
pc/gvim61ole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/gvim61_s.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 3.1
pc/vim61d16.zip 	 16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim61d32.zip 	 32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim61w32.zip 	 console version for Windows NT/2000/XP
pc/vim61src.zip 	 sources for PC (with CR-LF)

AMIGA:
amiga/vim61rt.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim61bin.tgz  binaries
amiga/vim61src.tgz  sources packed for Amiga

OS/2:
os2/vim61os2.zip  binaries
os2/vim61rt.zip 	 runtime files (same as for pc)


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a lot of
tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you
subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/mail.html.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help developing Vim or get the latest patches, subscribe to
the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.  All the
time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on
improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to find out which
settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug.  Try starting
without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".  Try different machines
if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the
vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
Any resemblance between the above views and those of my employer, my terminal,
or the view out my window are purely coincidental.  Any resemblance between
the above and my own views is non-deterministic.  The question of the
existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them is left as an
exercise for the reader.  The question of the existence of the reader is left
as an exercise for the second god coefficient.  (A discussion of
non-orthogonal, non-integral polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.)
						 (Ralph Jennings)

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

I will be present at the upcoming SANE 2002 conference.  I'm actually
doing a poster session on A-A-P, but they won't stop us from talking
about Vim :-).  A-A-P is somewhat related to Vim anyway.

I will be there from Wednesday until Friday (May 29-31).  You can
probably find me hanging around the A-A-P poster.

For more info about the conference look here:

		 http://www.sane.nl

SANE stands for System Administration and NEtworking.  It is an
international conference, all presentations are in English.

--
ARTHUR: CHARGE!
    [The mighty ARMY charges.  Thundering noise of feet.  Clatter of coconuts.
    Shouts etc.   Suddenly there is a wail of a siren and a couple of police
    cars roar round in front of the charging ARMY and the POLICE leap out and
    stop them.  TWO POLICEMAN and the HISTORIAN'S WIFE.  Black Marias skid up
    behind them.]
HISTORIAN'S WIFE: They're the ones, I'm sure.
                  "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\  Help me helping AIDS orphans in Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org  ///

Since Sven's Vim pages have stopped working and didn't show any sign of
being resurrected, we speeded up the redesign of the Vim pages.  Ricardo
Signes has done most of the work by making a layout to fit all the
information into and filling the pages with the initial content.

You can view the test version of the pages here:

	 http://vim.sf.net/new/

Please check for two things:

1. Does it look correctly in your browser?  If not, please suggest how
    to fix it to me.  (That the account pages are not completely working
    is known, this will be fixed when removing the "new" subdirectory.)

2. If some blob of Vim information is missing, please report it to
    Ricardo (samael-vim AT lists.manxome.org).  Suggesting a place to put
    the information will help.

For discussions about the looks the Vim maillist can be used.


(unrelated): In case you were thinking of getting the Lord Of The Rings
DVD or video (to be released August 6), using this link will give 15% of
the sales to Vim's charity project in Uganda:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html

--
The technology involved in making anything invisible is so infinitely
complex that nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and
ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred
and ninety-nine times out of a trillion it is much simpler and more
effective just to take the thing away and do without it.
		 -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

The new Vim web site is there!

It works with both of these URLs:

	 http://vim.sf.net
	 http://www.vim.org

Ricardo Signes did most of the work to organise the information.  I have
fit it into the PHP pages that already existed at vim-online.

If you see a technical problem (layout messed up, error message) contact
me.  If you have remarks on the contents or are missing something,
please report it to Ricardo (samael-vim AT lists.manxome.org).
Suggesting a place to put the information will help.
For discussions about the looks the Vim maillist can be used.

Background: This complete change of the Vim web site was triggered by
Sven's Vim pages no longer working.  And it's nice to have a central
site with links to everything you always wanted to know about Vim.


(unrelated): In case you were thinking of getting the Lord Of The Rings
DVD or video (to be released August 6), using this link will give 15% of
the sales to Vim's charity project in Uganda:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
106. When told to "go to your room" you inform your parents that you
      can't...because you were kicked out and banned.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///   Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim   \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

I have added a new page to www.vim.org that lists all the links found in
the runtime scripts.  You can use this to get the latest version of a
syntax file, indent script, filetype plugin, etc.

If you are the maintainer of a script file and there is no link for your
file(s) or it is not correct, please e-mail me a new version with the
URL in the header, like this:

	 " URL:  http://www.zellner.org/vim/indent/xml.vim

No other info in this line please, it confuses the script I'm using to
extract this info and generate the web page.

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
3. Your bookmark takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.vim.org          \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

Every year the Linux Journal magazine organizes the Readers' Choice
Awards, where people can vote for their favorite Linux items.  One of
the catagories is "Favorite text editor".  You can guess who won :-).

The list with results can be found at:

	 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6380&mode=thread&order=0

Or read the November issue of Linux Journal.

Have fun with your award winning editor!

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
256. You are able to write down over 250 symptoms of being an internet
      addict, even though they only asked for 101.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.vim.org          \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

Vim is used everywhere, also within Microsoft.  This inspired Microsoft
employees to take action.  This is the message I received:

>     From:  George Reilly
>     Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:38 PM
>     Subject: Microsoft Vim Users raise $2650 for Ugandan Orphans
>
>     Every Fall, Microsoft challenges its employees to raise money for
>     charity. Last year's Giving Campaign raised $28.5 million.
>
>     This year, I challenged the Vim users at Microsoft to raise money for
>     their favorite text editor. Vim is a much improved version of the
>     classic Unix text editor, vi. It's also charityware. Bram Moolenaar, the
>     primary author of Vim, requests that satisified users help his favorite
>     charity, orphans in Kibaale, Uganda, through the International Child
>     Care Fund in Holland. ICCF has a Canadian affiliate, the Kibaale
>     Children's Fund. I worked with the KCF and MS@... to establish
>     that the KCF was eligible for Microsoft matching dollars.
>
>     Eight Microsoft employees have just contributed US $1,375 to the KCF.
>     Microsoft will match $1,275 of that, yielding a total of $2,650.
>
>     I'd like to thank everyone for contributing so generously.

I am grateful for the Microsoft employees and Microsoft itself to help
Vim's charityware concept.  At least some of that 85% profit is going in
the right direction! :-)

I hope this inspires others to help the orphans in Uganda.  The project
is steadily growing, the more donations we receive, the more we can do
for the poor and needy children.  See http://iccf-holland.org.

If you are working for a company with a "double donation" scheme:
Can you do better than Microsoft!?!?

--
From "know your smileys":
  (:-# Said something he shouldn't have

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.vim.org          \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

You can find a Vim desktop calendar here:

	 http://www.moolenaar.net/

On one side there is an easy-to-read 2003 calendar.  On the other side
there is brief info on Vim, ICCF Holland and A-A-P.

You can print this on one sheet of paper, fold it and add a bit of glue
to make it stand on your desk.

It is available in Dutch and English, PostScript and PDF, A4 and Letter
paper.

              Happy Vimming in 2003!

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hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
175. You send yourself e-mail before you go to bed to remind you
      what to do when you wake up.

  ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.vim.org          \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
  \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///

I will be visiting FOSDEM 2003. This is a free conference on open source
and free software.  Among the speakers are Jon "Maddog" Hall and Richard
M. Stallman.  It takes place on 8 and 9 February in Brussels.  Let's
meet there!

	 http://www.fosdem.org

--
For a moment, nothing happened.
Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
		 -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

I will be visiting FOSDEM 2003. This is a free conference on open source
and free software.  Among the speakers are Jon "Maddog" Hall and Richard
M. Stallman.  It takes place on 8 and 9 February in Brussels.  Let's
meet there!

	 http://www.fosdem.org

--
For a moment, nothing happened.
Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
		 -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Financial Report

As you all know, Vim users are asked to help needy children in Uganda.
Most of the donations and sponsorships are handled by the ICCF Holland
foundation.  The financial report for 2002 is now available.

I'm glad to see that we have been able to send more money to Uganda than
before.  Especially now that most of the donations from Germany go
through MISEREOR and don't show up in our balance.  This means the
school and the clinic have been able to help about 50% more children
with help of Vim users.

It's also very good to see we have managed to keep the costs below 1%.
Thus we have sent over 99% of the money to Uganda.  Compare that to
other organisations that do child sponsoring!

You can find the financial report here:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/2002.html


Amazon

Part of the money is coming from Amazon.  Not only from sales of the Vim
book (up to 15% of the sales) but also any other item ordered at Amazon
through our links.  In 2002 we have received about $700 this way.
Thanks to all who helped making this possible!

Please consider using the links on the ICCF pages if you buy something
at Amazon USA, Canada, UK, DE or FR.  Then ICCF Holland gets between 5%
and 15% of the sales and it doesn't cost you anything!

	 http://iccf-holland.org/click.html

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
198. You read all the quotes at Netaholics Anonymous and keep thinking
      "What's wrong with that?"

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Wolfram Esser has made an animation with the Vim logo. This is quite a
bit of fun to see and hear. The animation is available in various
formats and two resolutions here:

	 http://www.derwok.de/2d-3d/3d/vimlogo/

Don't be suprised if downloading is a bit slow, the files are 1.5 to 9
Mbyte. Have fun!

--
Witches prefer brooms: vacuum-cleaners need extension cords!

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Many times have I been asked to support running a debugger in Vim.  I
always responded that Vim is an editor, not an IDE.  If you want to
debug your code with Vim, make a framework that integrates Vim with
other tools, such as a debugger.

That framework was never made...  Until Agide was born!

Agide stands for A-A-P GUI IDE.  This IDE is designed as a framework in
which separate tools can work together.  This makes it very flexible.
Currently Vim and gdb are supported, making it possible to debug C
programs.  Read the tutorial to get an idea how this works:

	 http://www.agide.org/agidetutor.html

There are plenty of pictures, thus you can also read this if you didn't
install Agide (yet).

The current version is just a starting point.  It is easy to add more
tools, thus with help from volunteers Agide should grow pretty fast.

Notes:

- Do read the remarks about downloading and installation.  You probably
   won't get very far without that:

  	 http://www.a-a-p.org/download.html#Agide

- It only works properly on Unix.  If you do use Agide on MS-Windows,
   please report problems you notice.  It's even better if you know how
   to fix them!

- Obviously many more features can and should be added.  But I do not
   have much time available.  Agide will only grow with the help of
   others.  If you want to add a tool, the file Agide/Tools/README.txt
   describes the interface.

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
64. The remote to the T.V. is missing...and you don't even care.

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

For those who are using the huge pile of patches, there are now archives
available that include all the patches up to and including 6.1.405:

In ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix:

	 SIZE     FILE                    CONTENTS
	 2948337  vim-6.1.405.tar.bz2     version 6.1.405 runtime + sources
	 1240805  vim-6.1.405-rt1.tar.gz  version 6.1.405 runtime part 1
	  679562  vim-6.1.405-rt2.tar.gz  version 6.1.405 runtime part 2
	 1314190  vim-6.1.405-src1.tar.gz version 6.1.405 sources part 1
	  402200  vim-6.1.405-src2.tar.gz version 6.1.405 sources part 2

In ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/extra:

	 SIZE    FILE                       DESCRIPTION
	 829932  vim-6.1.405-extra.tar.gz   Extra files for version 6.1.405
	 895992  vim-6.1.405-lang.tar.gz    Language files for version 6.1.405


There is no specific reason the archives are for the 6.1.405 version,
it's not more stable than other patched versions.

--
The greatest lies of all time:
   (1) The check is in the mail.
   (2) We have a really challenging assignment for you.
   (3) I love you.
   (4) All bugs have been fixed.
   (5) This won't hurt a bit.
   (6) Honey, I just need to debug this program and be home in 5 minutes.
   (7) I have just sent you an e-mail about that.
   (8) Of course I'll respect you in the morning.
   (9) I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you.

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

I will be attending the O'Reilly Open Source Convention.  This is a big
conference with up to 15 parallel tracks.  The convention is taking
place in Portland, OR, USA on July 7-11.  Many of the top guys in the
world of open source software will be there, including Larry Wall and
Guido van Rossum.
	 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2003/

The main reason for me to go there is that I'm doing a presentation on
the A-A-P project:
	 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2003/view/e_sess/4026

There will also be a BOF session on A-A-P, just after the one on SCons.
I good occasion to talk about modern software build tools.
	 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2003/view/e_sess/4348

I'm sure there will also be plenty of time to talk about Vim.  Looking
forward to meet Vim users and developers there!


PS:
For people in the Netherlands: You can also meet me and Guido van Rossum
at the NLUUG conference "Web Applications":
	 http://www.nluug.nl/events/vj03/

--
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
220. Your wife asks for sex and you tell her where to find you on IRC.

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.2e BETA
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a test version of Vim.  Since Vim 6.1 many reported problems
have been fixed.  Also included are new and updated syntax files,
translated menus and messages.

Main new features:
- Support for GTK 2. (Daniel Elstner)
- Support for editing Arabic text. (Nadim Shaikli & Isam Bayazidi)
- ":try" command and friends. (Servatius Brandt)
- Support for the neXtaw GUI toolkit (mostly like Athena). (Alexey Froloff)
- Cscope support for Win32. (Sergey Khorev)
- Support for PostScript printing in various 8-bit encodings. (Mike Williams)

The coming weeks beta testing will take place.  Please report any
problems that you discover!

Once you have installed 6.2e you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.1 with ":help version-6.2".  There is a very long list of
fixed bugs.


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many
new features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting,
command line history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those
who don't know Vi can probably skip this message, unless you are
prepared to learn something new and useful.  Vim is especially
recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://www.vim.org.  This is also a great
place to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

All files can be found below this directory:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/

An overview of the files:

UNIX:
unix/vim-6.2e.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
   unix/vim-6.2e-rt1.tar.gz   runtime files part 1
   unix/vim-6.2e-rt2.tar.gz   runtime files part 2
   unix/vim-6.2e-src1.tar.gz   sources part 1
   unix/vim-6.2e-src2.tar.gz   sources part 2

VARIOUS:
extra/vim-6.2e-extra.tar.gz extra files
extra/vim-6.2e-lang.tar.gz multi-language files
doc/vim62ehtml.zip  help files converted to HTML

MS-WINDOWS:
pc/gvim62e.exe 	 self-installing, includes runtime files

pc/vim62ert.zip 	 runtime files (for following binaries)
pc/vim62elang.zip  extra files for translated messages and menus

pc/gvim62e.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
pc/gvim62eole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/vim62ed16.zip  16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim62ed32.zip  32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim62ew32.zip  console version for Windows NT/2000/XP

pc/vim62esrc.zip  sources for PC (with CR-LF)

AMIGA:
amiga/vim62ert.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim62ebin.tgz  binaries
amiga/vim62esrc.tgz  sources packed for Amiga


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a
lot of tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but
only if you subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php.  An archive
is kept at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help developing Vim or get the latest patches, subscribe to
the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.
All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is
spent on improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to
find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the
bug.  Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".
Try different machines if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a
patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to
the vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
BLACK KNIGHT:  Come on you pansy!
     [hah] [parry thrust]
     [ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's right arm off]
ARTHUR:        Victory is mine!  [kneeling]
                We thank thee Lord, that in thy merc-
     [Black Knight kicks Arthur in the head while he is praying]
                                   The Quest for the Holy Grail (Monty Python)

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Finally you can join your favorite drink with your favorite editor:
It's the Vim reference mug!

Besides the Vim logo there are a dozens of Vim commands explained. We
tried adding all the commands, but realized it's difficult to drink
coffee from a bath tub...

You can order the Vim mug with rootshop.de
(http://rootshop.de/produkte/tassen/220132/).
Note: the site is in German and orders can be made from Europe only.

As a nice touch half a euro of each mug goes to ICCF Holland
(http://iccf-holland.org/).

--
"Software is like sex... it's better when it's free."
		 -- Linus Torvalds, initiator of the free Linux OS
Makes me wonder what FSF stands for...?

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.2f BETA
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a test version of Vim.  Since Vim 6.1 many reported problems
have been fixed.  Also included are new and updated syntax files,
translated menus and messages.

Main new features:
- Support for GTK 2. (Daniel Elstner)
- Support for editing Arabic text. (Nadim Shaikli & Isam Bayazidi)
- ":try" command and friends. (Servatius Brandt)
- Support for the neXtaw GUI toolkit (mostly like Athena). (Alexey Froloff)
- Cscope support for Win32. (Sergey Khorev)
- Support for PostScript printing in various 8-bit encodings. (Mike Williams)

The coming week beta testing will continue.  Please report any problem
that you discover!

Once you have installed 6.2f you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.1 with ":help version-6.2".  There is a very long list of
fixed bugs.


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many
new features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting,
command line history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those
who don't know Vi can probably skip this message, unless you are
prepared to learn something new and useful.  Vim is especially
recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://www.vim.org.  This is also a great
place to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

All files can be found below this directory:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/

An overview of the files:

UNIX:
unix/vim-6.2f.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
   unix/vim-6.2f-rt1.tar.gz   runtime files part 1
   unix/vim-6.2f-rt2.tar.gz   runtime files part 2
   unix/vim-6.2f-src1.tar.gz   sources part 1
   unix/vim-6.2f-src2.tar.gz   sources part 2

VARIOUS:
extra/vim-6.2f-extra.tar.gz extra files
extra/vim-6.2f-lang.tar.gz multi-language files
doc/vim62fhtml.zip  help files converted to HTML

MS-WINDOWS:
pc/gvim62f.exe 	 self-installing, includes runtime files

pc/vim62frt.zip 	 runtime files (for following binaries)
pc/vim62flang.zip  extra files for translated messages and menus

pc/gvim62f.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
pc/gvim62fole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/vim62fd16.zip  16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim62fd32.zip  32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim62fw32.zip  console version for Windows NT/2000/XP

pc/vim62fsrc.zip  sources for PC (with CR-LF)

AMIGA:
amiga/vim62frt.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim62fsrc.tgz  sources packed for Amiga


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a
lot of tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but
only if you subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php.  An archive
is kept at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help developing Vim or get the latest patches, subscribe to
the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.
All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is
spent on improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to
find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the
bug.  Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".
Try different machines if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a
patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to
the vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
THEOREM: VI is perfect.
PROOF: VI in roman numerals is 6.  The natural numbers < 6 which divide 6 are
1, 2, and 3. 1+2+3 = 6.  So 6 is a perfect number.  Therefore, VI is perfect.
QED
						     -- Arthur Tateishi

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

Announcing:  Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.2 - the Amiga memorial edition
     Author:  Bram Moolenaar et al.


Announcement
------------

This is a bugfix release of Vim.  Since Vim 6.1 hundreds of reported
problems have been fixed.  Also included are new and updated syntax
files, translated menus and messages.

The main new features are:
- Support for GTK 2. (Daniel Elstner)
- Support for editing Arabic text. (Nadim Shaikli & Isam Bayazidi)
- ":try" command and exception handling. (Servatius Brandt)
- Support for the neXtaw GUI toolkit (mostly like Athena). (Alexey Froloff)
- Cscope support for Win32. (Sergey Khorev)
- Support for PostScript printing in various 8-bit encodings. (Mike Williams)

Once you have installed 6.2 you can find details about the changes
since Vim 6.1 with ":help version-6.2".  There is a long list of fixed
bugs.


What is Vim?
------------

Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many new
features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line
history, filename completion, block operations, etc.  Those who don't know Vi
can probably skip this message, unless you are prepared to learn something new
and useful.  Vim is especially recommended for editing programs.

Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, Macintosh and
Amiga.

For more information, see http://www.vim.org.  This is also a great place
to find Vim tips and scripts!


Where to get it
---------------

Information about which files to download for what system:

         http://www.vim.org/download.php

All files can be found below these directories:

         ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/
	 http://ftp.vim.org/editors/vim/

A list of mirror sites can be found here:

	 http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php

An overview of the files:

UNIX:
unix/vim-6.2.tar.bz2  sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
   unix/vim-6.2-rt1.tar.gz   runtime files part 1
   unix/vim-6.2-rt2.tar.gz   runtime files part 2
   unix/vim-6.2-src1.tar.gz   sources part 1
   unix/vim-6.2-src2.tar.gz   sources part 2
unix/vim-6.1-6.2.diff.gz diff between 6.1 and 6.2

VARIOUS:
extra/vim-6.2-extra.tar.gz extra files
extra/vim-6.2-lang.tar.gz multi-language files
extra/vim-6.1-6.2-extra.diff.gz extra files diff
extra/vim-6.1-6.2-lang.diff.gz language files diff
doc/vim62html.zip  help files converted to HTML

MS-WINDOWS:
pc/gvim62.exe 	 self-installing, includes all runtime files
pc/vim62rt.zip 	 runtime files (all of them)
pc/vim62lang.zip  files for translated messages and menus
pc/gvim62.zip 	 GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
pc/gvim62ole.zip  GUI binary with OLE support
pc/vim62d16.zip 	 16 bits real mode - works on any system
pc/vim62d32.zip 	 32 bits protected mode - needs 386 and DPMI
pc/vim62w32.zip 	 console version for Windows NT/2000/XP
pc/vim62src.zip 	 sources for PC (with CR-LF)

AMIGA:
amiga/vim62rt.tgz  runtime files (always needed)
amiga/vim62src.tgz  sources packed for Amiga
				 (no binary yet, sorry)


Mailing lists
-------------

For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list.  There are a
lot of tips, scripts and solutions.  You can ask your Vim questions, but
only if you subscribe.  See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php.  An archive
is kept at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim.

If you want to help Vim development or get the latest patches, subscribe
to the vim-dev mailing list.  An archive is kept at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev.

Subject specific lists:
Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-multibyte
Macintosh issues:  vim-mac        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-mac


Reporting bugs
--------------

Send them to <bugs@...>.  Please describe the problem precisely.
All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is
spent on improving Vim!  Always give a reproducable example and try to
find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the
bug.  Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE".
Try different machines if possible.  See ":help bugs" in Vim.  Send me a
patch if you can!

If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the
vim-dev mailing list.  You need to subscribe first.


Happy Vimming!

--
I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
                                 -- Michael Davis -- "Tonight Show"

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\     Help AIDS victims, buy at Amazon -- http://ICCF.nl/click1.html ///

A few weeks ago I have visited Vim's charityware project in Uganda.
You can find my report with a few pictures here:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/news.html

If you enjoy using Vim, please consider sponsoring a child or making a
donation to the Kibaale Children's Center.

If you have questions about the project, feel free to ask me.

--
TALL KNIGHT OF NI: Ni!
                  "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\  Help AIDS victims, buy here: http://ICCF-Holland.org/click1.html  ///

Vim search patterns are regular expressions.  Several times the question
has come up whether there is a good book for learning to use regular
expressions.  The answer is always the same: Get the O'Reilly book
"Mastering regular expressions".

Although the book doesn't explicitly mention Vim, regular expressions
that other programs use are almost the same.  The differences can be
easily found in the Vim help files.

To make it easy to find the book I have added links to the page about
the Vim book.  Using these links also helps needy children in Uganda,
since 5 to 15% of the sales goes to them.

	 http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html#regexp

--
A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do.

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\  Help AIDS victims, buy here: http://ICCF-Holland.org/click1.html  ///

[This is not directly about Vim, skip this if you don't care
about Vim's charity]

I have updated the page for the Lord of the Rings Video and DVD.  The
second part "the Two Towers" is now also included.

The extended version of "the Two Towers" will be released in a couple of
weeks.  If it is anything like the extended version of "The Fellowship"
(and the contents listing indicates it) then this is the version I can
recommend.

In case you were thinking of getting a Lord Of The Rings DVD or video,
using the links on this page will give 15% of the sales to Vim's charity
project in Uganda:

	 http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html

--
Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups
of three or more on private property.
		 [real standing law in Oklahoma, United States of America]

  /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@... -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.Vim.org          \\\
\\\              Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
  \\\  Help AIDS victims, buy here: http://ICCF-Holland.org/click1.html  ///