在这个蔚蓝色的星球上，流传着两大神器的
传说：
“据说 Emacs 是神的编辑器，
而 Vim 是编辑器之神。”
—
在 GitHub 上，可以看到 Bram Moolenaar
有一阵子没有新的提交纪录了，最后一次的
提交纪录是在 2023/07/08 的时候，替他一
行一行打造出的那有着“编辑器之神”美誉
的 Vim 提交修复补丁。
https://github.com/brammool
而就在台湾时间晚间的 20:19，他的家人透
过 Google Group 公告了一个令人哀伤的消
息，就是 Bram 的健康状况在过去几周内迅
速地恶化，并且在 2023/08/03 年辞世……
https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4
—
Dear all,
It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Bram Moolenaar
passed away on 3 August 2023.
Bram was suffering from a medical condition that progressed quickly over the
last few weeks.
Bram dedicated a large part of his life to VIM and he was very proud of the
VIM community that you are all part of.
We as family are now arranging the funeral service of Bram which will take
place in The Netherlands and will be held in the Dutch lanuage. The extact
date, time and place are still to be determined.
Should you wish to attend his funeral then please send a message to
[email protected]. This email address can also be used to get in contact
with the family regarding other matters, bearing in the mind the situation we
are in right now as family.
With kind regards,
The family of Bram Moolenaar
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荷兰籍的软件工程师 Bram Moolenaar 是著
名的自由软件倡议者，最知名的工作是在他
27 岁为了能在自己的电脑上使用 vi 而开
发了 Vim。
除此之外，他也热衷于慈善工作，最为人熟
知的是在 Vim 的 Sponsor 和 News 页面上
，他表示广告与赞助收入，都将用于帮助位
于乌干达的儿童：
[1] https://www.vim.org/
The profits made from ads and links on vim.org go to ICCF Holland to help
poor children in Uganda.
[2] https://www.vim.org/sponsor/
Since Bram no longer needs it, the money will be used to help children in
Uganda. This is the charity recommended by Vim's author. The money is used
for a children centre in the south of Uganda, where AIDS has caused many
victims.
目前该网站的左上角也挂著象征乌克兰国
旗颜色的标帜，并且连结至欧盟委员会的
声援页面。
—
目前在 HackerNews 上的相关讨论串中，有
不少相关讨论与回复：
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37011324
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