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To: Dave Jones <davej@suse.de>, Randolph Bentson <bentson@grieg.holmsjoen.com>
Subject: Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help.
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:07:58 -0800
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On Thursday 20 December 2001 11:00 am, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Randolph Bentson wrote:
> > I'm afraid I have to disagree with you.  Not enough people
> > know that KB stands for 1000B.  I know through experience that
> > KB is often used for 1024B.  The introduction of KiB makes it
> > clear that 1024B is intended.
>
> Given the confusion its raised in this thread already, this strikes
> me as a particularly bad change. Some of those definitions in
> Configure.help have been there for the better part of 10 years

My *mind* has had those definitions hard-coded for the better part of 8 
years. This is only going to serve to confuse newcomers (and for that 
matter, anyone who doesn't read this thread.) 

to: linux-kernel
from: Joe Newbie[1-areallyfrigginbignumber]
date: mid-2.5 continuing well beyond any foreseeable date.
message: "What's a GiB? And why are the Men in Black taking over the 
kernel?"


I leave you with that thought.
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