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

[Joel Schopp]

> > 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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