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Re: line length and myth of the fold

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From: Jukka K. Korpela
Date: Apr 18, 2008 2:10PM

Karl Groves wrote:

> It seems to me the burden of proof is on the shoulders of those who
> claim long lines are bad.

No, it isn't. It is (for some values of "long") an established expert
opinion and recommendation, backed up by several studies. It is
fruitless to raise the issue as if it were something new and
extraordinary.

Jukka K. Korpela ("Yucca")
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/