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On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:31:08 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> You sure about that. ex-vi, vim.tiny, nvi are all close, but not even
> this one is the "real" vi:
> 
>     <https://github.com/n-t-roff/heirloom-ex-vi>
> 
> For example, it adds UTF-8 support.

True, Ritter made some improvements. It retains the vi heritage of being 
primitive. On most Linux systems

$ vi --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Sep 15 2025 16:38:04)

Definitely not related to the 'real' vi since Thompson did not use the vi 
source for Stevie and Moolenaar started with Stevie. 'Real' vi is an 
illusive animal since there were various strains of it back in the day.