Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:53:43 +1100 From: Michael Wardle <michael.wardle@adacel.com> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: inconsistent use of data units Message-ID: <3C743707.3080505@adacel.com>
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Hi. The FreeBSD handbook does not consistently use one notation for data sizes. For instance, in the Install FAQ http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html sometimes "K" is used, sometimes "kB" is used. Likewise, sometimes "T" is used, sometimes "TB" is used. There is a standard on how to represent data sizes here: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html I suggest that the document is updated to consistently use this standard. Also note, that there should always be a space between the number and the unit (e.g. "640 kB, not "640kB"). Regards -- MICHAEL WARDLE | WORK +61-2-6024-2699 SGI Desktop & Admin Software | MOBILE +61-415-439-838 Adacel Technologies Limited | WEB http://www.adacel.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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