Re:Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes
by jpgvm on Monday February 21, 2022 @01:38PM
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Not condoning his behavior if these tweets are true but I think acknowledging his contributions to VIM is entirely orthogonal.
Some will think this is the same as "making it OK to be a harasser if you are l33t/important/rich/etc" but it's really not.
VIM is a community project that he dedicated significant time and effort to at his own expense. It's just like a rich donor to some hospital and getting a wing named after them, it doesn't erase their sins but it acknowledges the good that person has done in that act.
A person is more than their faults and trying to take everything good away from their memory after their death because of those faults doesn't sit right with me.
Some will think this is the same as "making it OK to be a harasser if you are l33t/important/rich/etc" but it's really not.
VIM is a community project that he dedicated significant time and effort to at his own expense. It's just like a rich donor to some hospital and getting a wing named after them, it doesn't erase their sins but it acknowledges the good that person has done in that act.
A person is more than their faults and trying to take everything good away from their memory after their death because of those faults doesn't sit right with me.