[GordonS]

I think a limit is helpful to keep the subject line short, but I frequently (like, daily) struggle to fit useful messages into only 50 chars. Personally, I find 72 chars to be the sweet spot.

I wish GitHub or Azure DevOps made this configurable (because I use them) - anyone know if any other hosted git systems have this as a configurable option?

[nirvdrum]

I'm in favor of a team being able to set a limit if they'd like and tools adapting. Personally, I'd rather a 90 char commit message that conveys useful info than a contorted message intended to fit in 1/3 the size of an SMS message.