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<1008883684.4704.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> To: kaih@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Configure.help editorial policy Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:10:32 +0000 Message-ID: <31573.1009545032@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org kaih@khms.westfalen.de said: > So you'll be saying "9.3 milliards of bytes" - or is it "billions" > where you live? Heh. Now we're getting even further off-topic. I think we've already just about lost to the lobotomised masses on that one though - even the historically clueful BBC have started using the US meaning of 'billion' in spite of the fact that the word has always meant 10^12 throughout Europe, not 10^9, and it would be trivial to just avoid the word altogether, to avoid ambiguity. Now I reckon it's just a matter of time before they start spelling colour without the 'u' - 'because the general public don't know any better'. :) -- dwmw2 'It says here I have the right to bear arms. 'Right. I want a nuclear warhead. 'Bring me one now.' - 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/