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From: Felix Domke <tmbinc@elitedvb.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Indention - why spaces?
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 03:29:04 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E0FAF70.5040006@elitedvb.net> (raw)

Hi kernel hackers,

yes, i know http://www.purists.org/linux/#indent .

my question is just: what's the matter of NOT using tabs instead of 
spaces? i think there must be one, otherwise everybody would use tabs.

I know the thing about "more than 3 levels of indention *suck*" (but i'm 
not sure if i have really understand this yet in my coding style, but 
who cares..), but i like tab characters more than spaces, simply because 
it removes all the discussion about the best indention width. some 
people use ~180 character-consoles, some use 80 ones.Whats the reason of 
not giving the freedom to choose whatever he likes?

i don't want to change anything, i just like to know WHY people use 
spaces. are they somehow unportable? (i don't think so)




             reply	other threads:[~2002-12-30  2:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-30  2:29 Felix Domke [this message]
2002-12-30 11:28 ` Indention - why spaces? Christoph Hellwig
2002-12-31  8:55   ` Tomas Szepe
     [not found] <fa.f9m4suv.e6ubgf@ifi.uio.no>
2002-12-30  3:33 ` Russ Allbery
2002-12-30  3:43   ` Larry McVoy
2002-12-30  3:47     ` john slee
2002-12-30  4:26     ` Russ Allbery
2002-12-30 23:20     ` Mark Mielke
2002-12-30 12:28   ` Wichert Akkerman
2002-12-30 12:49     ` John Bradford
2002-12-30 12:57       ` Wichert Akkerman
2002-12-30 13:12       ` Rik van Riel
2002-12-30 13:16       ` Russell King
2002-12-30 13:17       ` Dave Jones
2002-12-30 18:53         ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2002-12-30 19:00           ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2002-12-30 19:30             ` Herman Oosthuysen
2002-12-30  9:42               ` Zac Hansen
2002-12-30 20:43               ` Felix Domke
2002-12-30 23:26                 ` Mark Mielke
2002-12-31  1:02                   ` Wichert Akkerman
2002-12-30 23:55                 ` Herman Oosthuysen
2002-12-31  2:20               ` Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima
2002-12-31  9:47                 ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]         ` <mailman.1041274740.23755.linux-kernel2news@redhat.com>
2002-12-31  5:28           ` Pete Zaitcev
2002-12-31  6:04             ` Larry McVoy
2002-12-30 16:12     ` Larry McVoy
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-31 17:21 Roberto Peon
2002-12-31 22:43 Heater, Daniel (IndSys, GEFanuc, VMIC)

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