Broaden 50 chars to 72 for commit subject

Signed-off-by: Alex Ellis (VMware) <alexellis2@gmail.com>
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### Commit messages
The first line of the commit message is the *subject*, this should be followed by a blank line and then a message describing the intent and purpose of the commit.
The first line of the commit message is the *subject*, this should be followed by a blank line and then a message describing the intent and purpose of the commit. These guidelines are based upon a [post by Chris Beams](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/).
* When you run `git commit` make sure you sign-off the commit by typing `git commit -s`.
* The commit subject should start with an uppercase letter
* The commit subject should not exceed 72 characters in length
* The commit subject should not exceed 50 characters in length
* When giving a commit body, leave a blank line then make you wrap all text to 72 characters
When giving a commit body:
* Leave a blank line after the subject
* Make sure all lines are wrapped to 72 characters
Here's an example: