It might not qualify as a UVF exception, but I don't think that's a good reason to drop it. If need be, consider it a new package. Allow the current vim 6.x & vim 7 to both be installed. This is too important a package to leave out of a release that's supposed to have a 5 year lifespan.
-Bruce -- UVF exception to include vim 7 in dapper https://launchpad.net/bugs/44269 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs