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Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by twh270 on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:20PM (#30418201)
I don't know the first thing about him, but maybe we could honor his contributions while not giving a blanket approval of everything he ever said and did?

Or is that, like, too subtle and nuanced a concept nowadays.

Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by BeetleB on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:41PM (#30418452)
One can also highlight both the good and the bad. Although my experiences with him were not as extreme as these examples, I did stop using Mutt a decade ago partially because of his behavior - he had been a liability to Mutt development for years at that point.
Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by xionon on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:38PM (#30418413)
How do you celebrate one’s accomplishments while ignoring one’s behavior in the process of making those accomplishments?

Or rather, is it actually too nuanced to think the ends don’t justify the means?

Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by atommclain on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:52PM (#30418573)
In situations like this, I think of the sentiment: "May the good he created stretch on, and the evil be buried with him."
Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by allarm on Monday February 21, 2022 @01:01PM (#30418659)
And maybe there should be something more than a couple of tweets from random persons without ANY proofs? That’s just so wrong.
Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by BeetleB on Monday February 21, 2022 @01:13PM (#30418837)
The commenter knew him personally, and is attesting to his behavior.
Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by allarm on Monday February 21, 2022 @01:44PM (#30419191)
Especially if the accusations are true, there should be something more than just these tweets and a comment from a person who allegedly knew him.
Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes by herthabroetchen on Monday February 21, 2022 @01:31PM (#30419035)
Yeah, alas that seems to be the case. A few unsubstantiated tweets seem to make some folks wanting to "undo everything".