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List:       busybox
Subject:    patch ls to avoid username truncation?
From:       Ben Fuller <ben () bvnf ! space>
Date:       2022-05-10 17:24:39
Message-ID: 20220510172439.txksjnlcyk3qzth4 () t480
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On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 17:48:06 +0100, Ben Fuller wrote:
> I think the better solution is to write a non-portable utility
> specifically for our use-case, and as you said, to avoid naming it
> similarly to existing tools.

As an alternative, would a patch for ls to stop username truncation be
accepted here? While POSIX prohibits usernames longer than 8 characters,
many systems now support them.
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