From 11f0d689c0835fffa45c1b66154c80d43bec19e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:51:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] document link to advice from Linus Torvalds --- HDL_workflow.mdwn | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/HDL_workflow.mdwn b/HDL_workflow.mdwn index 8315b5b23..264bd87f5 100644 --- a/HDL_workflow.mdwn +++ b/HDL_workflow.mdwn @@ -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 -- 2.30.2