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diff --git a/runtime/doc/develop.txt b/runtime/doc/develop.txt index 291f6167fc..668790358b 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/develop.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/develop.txt @@ -28,28 +28,6 @@ Note that quite a few items are contradicting. This is intentional. A balance must be found between them. -VIM IS... VI COMPATIBLE *design-compatible* - -First of all, it should be possible to use Vim as a drop-in replacement for -Vi. When the user wants to, he can use Vim in compatible mode and hardly -notice any difference with the original Vi. - -Exceptions: -- We don't reproduce obvious Vi bugs in Vim. -- There are different versions of Vi. I am using Version 3.7 (6/7/85) as a - reference. But support for other versions is also included when possible. - The Vi part of POSIX is not considered a definitive source. -- Vim adds new commands, you cannot rely on some command to fail because it - didn't exist in Vi. -- Vim will have a lot of features that Vi doesn't have. Going back from Vim - to Vi will be a problem, this cannot be avoided. -- Some things are hardly ever used (open mode, sending an e-mail when - crashing, etc.). Those will only be included when someone has a good reason - why it should be included and it's not too much work. -- For some items it is debatable whether Vi compatibility should be - maintained. There will be an option flag for these. - - VIM IS... IMPROVED *design-improved* The IMproved bits of Vim should make it a better Vi, without becoming a |