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SubjectRe: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: remove the 80 charactes punch card limit

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>>
>> While the origins of 80 character lines dates back to punchcards
>> there is a reason it has survived the test of time.
>
> Has it though? If that were the undisputed truth, we wouldn't be
> having this discussion.

If you know of a usability study that quantifies the effect of line
length on readibility of C code I'm willing to listen, and I'm sure
others are too.


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