It is extremely likely that the default distribution of vimwill be neovim and not vim after a decade. Just like vim replaced vi, neovim will gradually replace

It is extremely likely that the default distribution of vimwill be neovim and not vim after a decade. Just like vim replaced vi, neovim will gradually replace vim. Being maintenance-mode software means only greybeards (and some stubborn holdouts) will stick to it over time and as greybeards retire, the new maintainers of linux distributions who are more familiar with neovim will make their choice.