document link to advice from Linus Torvalds
authorLuke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:51:41 +0000 (11:51 +0000)
committerLuke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:51:44 +0000 (11:51 +0000)
HDL_workflow.mdwn

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@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ including its 80 character limit.  In short: not everyone has the same
 "modern" GUI workflow or has access to the same computing resources as
 you, so please do respect that.
 
+More on this concept is
+[here](https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/line-length-limits).
+Note *very pointedly* that Linus Torvalds *specifically* states that
+he does not want Linux kernel development to become the exclusive
+domain of the "wealthy".  That means **no** to assumptions about
+access to ultra-high resolution screens.
+
 # Software prerequisites
 
 Whilst many resources online advocate "sudo" in front of all root-level