Re: Coding style?

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@nic.ott.hookup.net)
Fri, 6 Dec 1996 13:11:11 -0500 (EST)


> I think someone should find the de-facto coding rules that
> are presently in use in the Linux source and write them
> down. A start has been made in the Documentation tree. The
> rules should be then read and adjusted by the gurus that are
> working on the Linux source, and then they should become the
> law.

Look in the linux-kernel archives - I suggested this too long ago :-)
Linus has refused though. Perhaps someday he'll change his mind,
but I gave up trying after he bowed to my request to include SOMETHING
about style in the kernel sources.

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