Editing Bram Moolenaar (section)

==Vim==
{{Main|Vim (text editor)}}
[[File:Vim 9.0 splash screen.png|alt=The opening screen of Vim|thumb|The opening screen of Vim]]
In 1988, Moolenaar purchased an [[Amiga]] computer. Familiar with [[Vi (text editor)|vi]], which had not been ported to the Amiga at the time, he tested several clones of vi, including [[Stevie (text editor)|Stevie]]. Moolenaar took the source code of Stevie and improved upon it. Seeking to match vi, Moolenaar eventually added in additional features, such as undoing multiple levels.<ref name="FreeSoftInfo"/> The first version of "[[Vim (text editor)|Vi IMitation]]" was released in 1988 on a public domain disk set made by [[Fred Fish]]. Several users ported Vim onto other platforms, such as [[MS-DOS]] and [[Unix]]. In version 1.22 in 1992, Vi IMitation was renamed to "Vi IMproved".<ref name="FreeSoftInfo"/>{{Sfn|Moolenaar|2000|p=4}}

Vim is open-source and [[charityware]]; users are encouraged to donate to [[ICCF Holland]].<ref name="FreeSoftInfo"/> A number of other applications have been licensed this way since Vim's inception.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://charityware.info/|title=charityware . info {{!}} for developers and users who care|website=charityware.info|language=en|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428055416/http://charityware.info/|archive-date=28 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vim has won several awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moolenaar.net/vim.html#awards |title=Vim |publisher=Moolenaar.net |access-date=10 February 2012 |archive-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112071256/http://www.moolenaar.net/vim.html#awards |url-status=live }}</ref> and has been referred to as one of the most popular text editors.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jacob Gube |url=http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/the-15-most-popular-text-editors-for-developers/ |title=The 15 Most Popular Text Editors for Developers |publisher=Sixrevisions.com |access-date=10 February 2012 |archive-date=18 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118110358/http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/the-15-most-popular-text-editors-for-developers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/04/14-most-popular-text-editors-for-linux.html |title=14 Most Popular Text Editors for Linux &#124; TuxArena Blog |date=April 2009 |publisher=Tuxarena.blogspot.com |access-date=10 February 2012 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313050602/http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/04/14-most-popular-text-editors-for-linux.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/385929/best-text-editors |title=Best Text Editors |publisher=Lifehacker.com |date=1 May 2008 |access-date=10 February 2012 |archive-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108083658/http://lifehacker.com/385929/best-text-editors |url-status=live }}</ref>