Hey all, I see that there’s some dispute in the Vim community over AI, and it led to someone forking the project into Evi. But I’m not plugged into the community enough to understand what’s happened. Can someone fill me in? Thank you

Here’s my situation: I’m somewhat advanced in my career. I’ve been working in media for over a decade. I’m currently unemployed and looking for more work, but I haven’t been finding a lot of success. And the truth is that most of the media jobs available to me are deeply uninspiring: the kinds of producing/shooting/editing roles that I’ve done for a long time, and that no longer bring me joy.

But there’s one thing that HAS gotten me excited over the last few years: Learning more about self-hosting and FOSS. Since ~2021 I’ve been on a journey, building my own computers, setting up my own home server, changing my workflow over to FOSS apps, and slowly moving more of my devices to Linux. I love the idea of using my skills to break up the power of tech giants and their consumer lock-in. This is political for me, and I love it.

Is there any way that I could transition my career to something along those lines? I’m not experienced or knowledgeable enough to be a systems admin. But is there some role I could perform that would let me pursue this passion, learn more about it, and get paid?