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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 164299] please do not use terms GiB / MiB / etc.
From:       Nilesh Bansal <nilesh () iitb ! ac ! in>
Date:       2008-06-27 5:45:25
Message-ID: 20080627054525.25445.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From nilesh iitb ac in  2008-06-27 07:45 -------
Use of GiB and MiB is really bad from usability perspective. Rest of the world (Windows, Mac, GMail, \
Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, you name it) uses GB and MB. I know, this is not 100% technically correct, but it \
does not really matter. For a normal non-geek user having 1GB free space and 1GiB free space mean the \
same as both can accommodate only 1 movie. GiB or MiB looks scary for those who are not computer \
scientists and know the technical difference between 1024 and 1000. Please change the units to MB and GB.

Also, dolphin currently shows free space 129.4MiB when 129.4MiB is free. I would suggest displaying just \
129MB (remove the .4, who cares about 400KB, but it adds to information clutter)


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