Vim is a tool by itself. There isn't the same large functionally independent body of work like a language has. I would compare it more to the BDFL for X-Chat th

Vim is a tool by itself. There isn't the same large functionally independent body of work like a language has. I would compare it more to the BDFL for X-Chat that was forked as Hexchat. Neovim might even fill that role when the time comes.