From: worley@alum.mit.edu (Dale R. Worley)
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: fdisk units size & disk manufacturers buying the standard
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:17:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d27s8qwe.fsf@hobgoblin.ariadne.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54862BFC.8070402@earthlink.net> (mrmazda@earthlink.net)
Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> writes:
> Whether SI got the Bs & bs right I won't get into, but they did get logically
> correct exposing the hijacking of the centuries old decimal concepts
> represented by K, M, G, T, et al, and interjecting "i" to delineate a
> considerably less ambiguous powers of two counting system.
Indeed, and the most important thing is to make sure that all the
utilities use GB vs. GiB correctly. Clear communication neutralizes
many other mistakes.
Dale
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-12-09 21:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-11-26 0:19 fdisk units size Matthew Eaton
2014-12-04 13:00 ` Karel Zak
2014-12-04 14:14 ` Martin Steigerwald
2014-12-04 16:59 ` Matthew Eaton
2014-12-08 21:35 ` fdisk units size & disk manufacturers buying the standard Linda Walsh
2014-12-08 22:53 ` Felix Miata
2014-12-09 21:17 ` Dale R. Worley [this message]
2015-01-05 22:17 ` Phillip Susi
2015-01-08 0:21 ` Linda Walsh
2015-01-08 3:56 ` Phillip Susi
2015-01-08 6:31 ` Peter Cordes
2015-01-09 2:37 ` Linda Walsh
2015-01-09 9:16 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2015-01-09 14:59 ` Phillip Susi
2015-01-10 0:29 ` Linda Walsh
2015-01-12 18:50 ` Phillip Susi
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