Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:31:19 +1100 From: Tim Robbins <tim@robbins.dropbear.id.au> To: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: inconsistent use of data units Message-ID: <20020221123119.A33316@descent.robbins.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <3C744D39.1020308@adacel.com>; from michael.wardle@adacel.com on Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 12:28:25PM %2B1100 References: <3C743707.3080505@adacel.com> <20020221003116.GA11893@hades.hell.gr> <3C744D39.1020308@adacel.com>
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On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 12:28:25PM +1100, Michael Wardle wrote: > Like it or not, 1000 bytes != 1024 bytes. KB (or preferably kB) means > 1000 bytes, and that's not the units we usually talk about. Like it or not, kilobytes are what people have been using for years. Sure, it's a little confusing having "kilo" mean different things depending on context, but not nearly as confusing as trying to get everyone to use these new cat-food units. Can you give an example of an operating system other than Linux (and then, last time I checked only the kernel used KiB etc.)? Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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