patch ls to avoid username truncation?

[Ben Fuller]

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.