Bram Moolenaar: Vim 6.1 Released | Linux Today

Bram Moolenaar: Vim 6.1 Released

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 27, 2002

[ Thanks to Mike for this link.
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From: Bram Moolenaar 
To: vim-announce@vim.org
Subject: Vim version 6.1 has been released
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:09:14 +0100
Message-Id: <200203241709.g2OH9Ev08742@moolenaar.net>


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.
Web Webster

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