cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51211518

Context is this issue at neovim [dot] github [dot] io: https://github.com/neovim/neovim.github.io/issues/501

The neovim website has an impressions section, under which there's an impression by DHH:

"Full-screen Neovim looks cool as hell!” — DHH

Multiple people want that quote removed.

For those who don't know, DHH (creator of the Omarchy Linux distro) is seen as a problematic individual by many in the Linux & OSS community:

• https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem
• https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thought/
• https://johan.hal.se/wrote/2025/09/26/david-please-stop-posting/
• https://world.hey.com/dhh/three-sacred-cows-that-must-die-so-europe-can-live-1afb203d

Ya all still on github? Pff

Hell nah I ain't on shithub, but it sure is fun to browse issues like these.

neovim will most likely survive with possibly a few forks that will die out and some people might move. I already am on helix, so no need to move yet.

"threat" is starting off strong. ill make me some popcorn.

Seeing how hard he is working NOT to remove the quote, makes one think that he actually supports DHH and with that, NVIm is uninstalled from my PC.

I'm hodling, it might just be contrarianism. Really hope this won't push them further into DHH corner too, neovim is like the only thing I cannot imagine replacing.

Tbf I’m not a huge NVIm user, I use it occasionally in terminal. Most of my work is done in Emacs and I can’t recommend something like doom Emacs enough for beginners.

The best thing is that the quote is extremely stupid.

"Full-screen Neovim looks cool as hell!” — DHH

Genuinely who cares that any douchbag said it looks “cool as hell”? They’re legitimately embarrassing themselves.

New update:

and final comment:

Hilarious. I think the dev pretty much outed himself like that. Only a matter of time until the next thing.