mention the prefered source code line length to be less than 80 columns

 replaced when someone wants to extend things, since other persons' source

 code can get quite hard to read.

Line Lengths

 We try to keep source lines shorter than 80 columns.

General Style

 Keep your functions small. If they're small you avoid a lot of mistakes and

    simply drop such patches from my TODO list.

 5. If you've followed the above mentioned paragraphs and your patch still

    hasn't been incorporated after some weeks, consider resubmitting them to

    the list.

    hasn't been incorporated after some weeks, consider resubmitting it to the

    list.