Re: [PATCH] intel-rng: Undo mess made by an 80 column extremist

On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 06:08:32PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> My big concern with the 80-column rule is that it discourages commenting.

My concern with that logic is that encourages random, super-wide code
lines that varies with each coder.  You are left to the mercy of he with
the widest text window.

The 80-column rule is good as a general guideline, though there are
obvious exceptions.  Comments IMO are not one of them.  That rapidly
creates unreadable code.

	Jeff



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