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On Wednesday 01 July 2009 12:36:52 Josh Berry wrote:
> However, I think it would be perfectly fine to have an option to
> switch units.  Show "KB" (=3D 1000 bytes), or show "KiB" (=3D 1024 bytes).
>  But I am opposed to any option that lets 1 KB =3D 1024 bytes.

Say again?

There's no way I'd support a patch that changes away the meaning of "KB" aw=
ay=20
from the commonly used 1024 bytes, at least not while "KB" is still in acti=
ve=20
use.

If we were to "change the meaning back" to kB it could only occur after=20
deprecating KB in favor of KiB, getting buy-in to that from enough computin=
g=20
vendors (both software and hardware) to eliminate usage of 1024 byte KB, an=
d=20
only then taking the unit back to mean 1000 bytes.

And still no one has explained how using context to figure out KB =3D=3D 10=
24=20
bytes is hard for people, yet these same people understand what a kibibyte =
is. =20
(I am completely uninterested in the case where people understand neither,=
=20
especially given how the prevalence of Windows ensures that they will conti=
nue=20
to learn KB =3D=3D 1024 before they ever touch on kibibytes)

I understand that the error between SI prefixes and 2^(10n) gets most drast=
ic=20
as n goes up.  I sympathize, really I do.  But let's take this example,=20
someone buys a 500 GB hard disk.  Hard disk manufacturer means 500 * 10^9=20
bytes, not 500 * 2^30 bytes.

With KDE 3 style units, kdf would have shown approx a 465 GB hard disk.
With KDE 4 style units, kdf would have shown approx a 465 GiB hard disk.

It's the same damn number... it's still going to lead to confusion.

Regards,
 - Michael Pyne

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