This is the Debian pre-packaged version of vim.  Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.  Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename completion, block operations, etc.  This package was put together by Wichert Akkerman <[email protected]> from sources obtained from: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/. The current maintainer is Debian VIM Maintainers <[email protected]>.  Vim was written by Bram Moolenaar.  The following copying conditions are taken from the online documentation.  I)  There are no restrictions on distributing unmodified copies of Vim except     that they must include this license text.  You can also distribute     unmodified parts of Vim, likewise unrestricted except that they must     include this license text.  You are also allowed to include executables     that you made from the unmodified Vim sources, plus your own usage     examples and Vim scripts.  II) It is allowed to distribute a modified (or extended) version of Vim,     including executables and/or source code, when the following four     conditions are met:     1) This license text must be included unmodified.     2) The modified Vim must be distributed in one of the following five ways:        a) If you make changes to Vim yourself, you must clearly describe in 	  the distribution how to contact you.  When the maintainer asks you 	  (in any way) for a copy of the modified Vim you distributed, you 	  must make your changes, including source code, available to the 	  maintainer without fee.  The maintainer reserves the right to 	  include your changes in the official version of Vim.  What the 	  maintainer will do with your changes and under what license they 	  will be distributed is negotiable.  If there has been no negotiation 	  then this license, or a later version, also applies to your changes. 	  The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]>.  If this 	  changes it will be announced in appropriate places (most likely 	  vim.sf.net, www.vim.org and/or comp.editors).  When it is completely 	  impossible to contact the maintainer, the obligation to send him 	  your changes ceases.  Once the maintainer has confirmed that he has 	  received your changes they will not have to be sent again.        b) If you have received a modified Vim that was distributed as 	  mentioned under a) you are allowed to further distribute it 	  unmodified, as mentioned at I).  If you make additional changes the 	  text under a) applies to those changes.        c) Provide all the changes, including source code, with every copy of 	  the modified Vim you distribute.  This may be done in the form of a 	  context diff.  You can choose what license to use for new code you 	  add.  The changes and their license must not restrict others from 	  making their own changes to the official version of Vim.        d) When you have a modified Vim which includes changes as mentioned 	  under c), you can distribute it without the source code for the 	  changes if the following three conditions are met: 	  - The license that applies to the changes permits you to distribute 	    the changes to the Vim maintainer without fee or restriction, and 	    permits the Vim maintainer to include the changes in the official 	    version of Vim without fee or restriction. 	  - You keep the changes for at least three years after last 	    distributing the corresponding modified Vim.  When the maintainer 	    or someone who you distributed the modified Vim to asks you (in 	    any way) for the changes within this period, you must make them 	    available to him. 	  - You clearly describe in the distribution how to contact you.  This 	    contact information must remain valid for at least three years 	    after last distributing the corresponding modified Vim, or as long 	    as possible.        e) When the GNU General Public License (GPL) applies to the changes, 	  you can distribute the modified Vim under the GNU GPL version 2 or 	  any later version.     3) A message must be added, at least in the output of the ":version"        command and in the intro screen, such that the user of the modified Vim        is able to see that it was modified.  When distributing as mentioned        under 2)e) adding the message is only required for as far as this does        not conflict with the license used for the changes.     4) The contact information as required under 2)a) and 2)d) must not be        removed or changed, except that the person himself can make        corrections.  III) If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to use      the Vim license for your changes and make them available to the      maintainer, including the source code.  The preferred way to do this is      by e-mail or by uploading the files to a server and e-mailing the URL.      If the number of changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) e-mailing a      context diff will do.  The e-mail address to be used is      <[email protected]>  IV)  It is not allowed to remove this license from the distribution of the Vim      sources, parts of it or from a modified version.  You may use this      license for previous Vim releases instead of the license that they came      with, at your option.  On Debian systems the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 is located on the filesystem at /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.  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