Modern telemetry is a plague on power users. Imagine if Vim made product decisions around which features get the most use.
NVIM v0.4.3
Nvim is open source and freely distributable
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type :help nvim<Enter> if you are new!
type :checkhealth<Enter> to optimize Nvim
type :q<Enter> to exit
type :help<Enter> for help
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type :help register<Enter> for information
You can also hit ^C, and it will prompt you with instructions.
type :q<Enter> to exit
type :help<Enter> or <F1> for on-line help
type :help version8<Enter> for version info
As the sibling comment noted, neovim also has something similar.