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Re: Change the expectation that emails should wrap at 80 characters



On Saturday, March 15, 2025 7:41:02 AM Mountain Standard Time Antonio Terceiro wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 02:49:26PM -0700, Soren Stoutner wrote:

> >On Wednesday, March 12, 2025 5:38:40 PM Mountain Standard Time Mario

> >Limonciello>

> >wrote:

> >> <snip>

> >>

> >> >    Mario Limonciello (hints of format=flowed support)

> >>

> >> Thanks for the summary. I am of the camp of f=f.

> >>

> >> At least with the MUA I'm using most of the time (Thunderbird) this is

> >> the default, and no one has complained to me directly about it for any

> >> email sent to the Kernel community or Debian community.

> >>

> >> As it seems to be a polarizing discussion I do wonder if maybe it would

> >> make most sense to have a "proper" vote to determine which way the

> >> "silent majority" of developers actually lean?

> >

> >I am planning on proposing a GR, but I want to take the time to make sure I

> >word it well.  I expect to be able to do so in the next few days.

>

> Please don't. Mobilizing the entire project to discuss and vote on the

> exact format for sending plain text email is ridiculous. That silent

> majority is silent, because, well, this issue is completely irrelevant.


It’s important enough to me.


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Soren Stoutner

soren@debian.org

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