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Not quite. vim is installed because vi is required by the POSIX standard and vim is the GNU version of vi. For the same reason, ed is still installed by default

Not quite. vim is installed because vi is required by the POSIX standard and vim is the GNU version of vi. For the same reason, ed is still installed by default. It has nothing to do with popularity.

catalogia 6y ago
Vim isn't a GNU project and is licensed under it's own GPL-compatible license (see: :h license)
- madhadron 6y ago
  Good correction. The most common GPL licensed vi clone, then.