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Visor Is a New Graphical UEFI Boot Manager for Linux (linuxiac.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@suppo.fi to c/linux@programming.dev

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This looks interesting. It's very new, so it will likely be a while before any OS would adopt it, but it definitely shows promise of a possible alternative to grub down the road

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[–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why 80? It feels so restricted to have that short line.

[–] expr@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

Because long lines are bad for splits and/or vertical monitors. You don't know the viewport the code will be read in, so keeping to a conservative width is helpful. If things wrap or require scrolling, that's a lot worse for legibility, whereas having lines limited to 80 has minimal impact on legibility.