Don't make .el filenames more than 13 characters long

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From: Dan_Jacobson
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1991 12:59

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Dear GNU Emacs lisp file creators, don't make .el filenames more
than 13 characters long, e.g., sc-electric.el .  Some folks on
UNIXes that have a 14 character filename limit cannot then
byte-compile it into a .elc file.  In fact, in the whole 18.57
distribution, only one file, sun-cursors.el violates that (it comes
as an .el, not .elc ...).  Anyway, help ease the daily pain and
embarrassment of these users by keeping those names short for a few
more years.

My copy of "File: lispref,  Node: Tips and Standards" doesn't
mention this, but it should.  I'm just trying to maximize the
number of folks who can enjoy GNU Emacs.  ("14 char flames > /dev/null")

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