Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:13:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:13:30 -0500 Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com ([12.107.208.154]:19173 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:10:32 -0500 Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:10:30 -0500 From: Benjamin LaHaise To: Chris Wedgwood Cc: Rik van Riel , "Eric S. Raymond" , David Garfield , Linux Anonymous List Subject: Re: Configure.help editorial policy Message-ID: <20011221161030.L15926@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20011221153136.G15926@redhat.com> <20011221154750.I15926@redhat.com> <20011221210017.GB32465@weta.f00f.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011221210017.GB32465@weta.f00f.org>; from cw@f00f.org on Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 10:00:17AM +1300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 10:00:17AM +1300, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > But what Rik points out shows that right now there is ambiguity > BECAUSE OF LACK OF STANDARDIZATION --- because GB is vague at the very > best, disk manufactures get to claim nice marketing numbers. GiB is not a useful standard because NOBODY USES IT. When it's in common use, then consider applying it to the kernel, but please, not before then. -ben -- Fish. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/