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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 164299] please do not use terms GiB / MiB / etc.
From:       Christophe Giboudeaux <kropx77 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-06-17 14:11:22
Message-ID: 20080617141122.8377.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From kropx77 gmail com  2008-06-17 16:11 -------
"do not invent new terms for already used ones"

*tries to remember who wanted new terms for cut/copy/paste*


The problem is : 1 KB (kilo) != 1 KiB (kibi)

1 KB = 10^3 B
1 KiB = 2^10 B

And KDE didn't invent it, this has a lovely name : IEEE 1541 standard
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