by ahallock on 2/21/2022, 5:42:22 PM
I've used Vim nearly every day for the last 20 years. Thank you for FOSS. RIP.
by jacquesm on 2/21/2022, 5:05:14 PM
I use it daily and this is a good reminder to be(come) more aware of who all the people are behind the FOSS stuff that I have come to rely on for just about everything.
by kibwen on 2/21/2022, 6:09:01 PM
It's curious to think that, for many of us, the most enduring legacy of our names will be as lines in CONTRIBUTORS.txt and ghostly email addresses buried deep in git histories.
by lenalena007 on 2/21/2022, 7:04:01 PM
Hello, a other victim of Scen Guckes here. I was harassed by him multiple times while stile underage. I heard of multiple other cases like this. After one incidence which was well observated by other Hackerspace visitors I talked to the club council and they banned them. Shocked to hear, that a vim version is being dedicated for him. :0
by zetalemur on 2/21/2022, 6:01:57 PM
Other HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30410077
by adelarsq on 2/21/2022, 4:42:13 PM
Sad! Thanks for your effort Sven Guckes! Rest in peace!
by kpjas on 2/21/2022, 9:40:28 PM
As a doctor I wouldn't exclude the possibility that his behaviour could be influenced by the growing tumor.
Some pathologically agressive individuals who had had a long history of antisocial and criminal behaviour were later found to be genetically determined by a kind of neurotransmitter mutation(s).
by gotsa on 2/21/2022, 6:07:41 PM
It's always humbling to get to know more about the stories behind software I use daily.
Having Vim 9 dedicated to his memory is wonderful. Thank you, Sven
by gjvc on 2/21/2022, 5:10:41 PM
I remember his "put some colour in your life!" pages with affection. Thank you, Sven.
by pantulis on 2/21/2022, 5:28:49 PM
F*ck cancer.
by xwdv on 2/21/2022, 5:02:33 PM
:q!
A life interrupted
by r_singh on 2/21/2022, 5:53:54 PM
I’m surprised about Sneak’s comment being flagged on here.
It’s okay to express your opinion about the person being discussed and add more information to it in general.
If VIM is being dedicated to an alleged sexual harasser, I as an interested person is happy to know about this.
by iso1631 on 2/21/2022, 4:28:43 PM
:wq
by ruhrharry on 2/21/2022, 6:01:16 PM
He was well known as an open source evangelist and as a helpful guy.
But he was also known as "sexual predator" who harassed young, underaged girls, see https://twitter.com/twena/status/1495537875651371012
I don't know if it is appropriate to make a dedication to someone like this.
by sneak on 2/21/2022, 5:07:06 PM
Sven was my friend. I knew him well. He was one of the first people in the tech scene I met when I first came to Berlin in 2007.
I don't think we should be honoring him, though, because he was, despite being my friend, not a very good person:
https://twitter.com/deborianerin/status/1495636848722513920
https://twitter.com/deborianerin/status/1495645190832463872
https://twitter.com/twena/status/1495537875651371012
https://twitter.com/deborianerin/status/1495673397296218113
These tweets were posted today, but those of us that knew him well have known of these issues for years.
I have as a point of pride many "problematic" friends; my friendship with someone is not approval of every (or even any) action they undertake in life.
I do not approve of this dedication, as Sven was a good example of the kind of people who make the f/oss community worse, not better. We as a community can do much better than explicitly endorsing those who would cause our scene to be unsafe and unwelcoming to young women.
by kbd on 2/21/2022, 5:00:33 PM