Op vrijdag 15-06-2007 om 13:46 uur [tijdzone -0400], schreef Phillip Susi: > Because we needed a name, and Kilo is a good one to use. There is no > rule that says you can't use the word for a different meaning in a > different context.
The problem is that it's used for both decimal & binary multiples in the same context... (E.g. several programs use it as a binary multiple for "network speeds", while many other programs use it as a decimal multiple in that _exact_ same context.) Anyway, it will take a lot of time to convince all developers and companies to do The Right Thing™... -- Jan Claeys -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
