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1. simlev+S1[view] [source] 2026-02-02 02:18:44
>>myster+(OP)
Probably related to this: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v869-about-taiwan/
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2. icelan+72[view] [source] 2026-02-02 02:21:13
>>simlev+S1
Yeah, Notepad++ is known for political messaging in their updates. Taiwan, Ukraine, etc.
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3. LoganD+W3[view] [source] 2026-02-02 02:39:38
>>icelan+72
I can't help but feel there must some better venue for such messaging.

When I see politics in software updates or documentation, nothing happens because I'm not looking to use the software for political activism. Maybe I tell my adblocker to remove the messaging, and carry on with my task.

I can engage with politics in a social context, when political messaging isn't interrupting something else I'm doing; that's a better place for activism, IMHO.

I almost always see activists using the argument that if I don't like the messaging then I'm part of the problem. Somehow I doubt that, given I don't mind messaging at all, where it's appropriate.

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4. orbisv+X6[view] [source] 2026-02-02 03:09:32
>>LoganD+W3
Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda. Please see |kcc| below or visit the ICCF web site, available at these URLs:

http://iccf-holland.org/ http://www.vim.org/iccf/ http://www.iccf.nl/

You can also sponsor the development of Vim. Vim sponsors can vote for features. See |sponsor|. The money goes to Uganda anyway.

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5. DaSHac+dv[view] [source] 2026-02-02 07:45:09
>>orbisv+X6
Yet another reason Neovim is the superior choice, I suppose
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6. NekkoD+pQ[view] [source] 2026-02-02 11:32:01
>>DaSHac+dv
Tell me you haven't actually paid attention to Neovim without telling me.

When you launch a plain nvim instance you get the following:

> Help poor children in Uganda!

> type :help Kuwasha<Enter> for information

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