[Openocd-development] [PATCH] [testing] Test cases ran on v0.4.0-rc1
Hi, We could think to replace kb/s by KBytes/s or kbytes/s Or (and this is the best to use for me) kbps as kilo bits per sec mbps as mega bits per sec the kb is for bytes or bits ? the /s is used but it is not scientific ? So I vote for kbps and mbps instead kb/s for any datarate in the OpenOCD project! Regards, Laurent http://www.amontec.com low cost USB JTAG Solutions ___ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
Re: [Openocd-development] [PATCH] [testing] Test cases ran on v0.4.0-rc1
On Friday 29 January 2010, Laurent Gauch wrote: Hi, We could think to replace kb/s by KBytes/s or kbytes/s My vote: spell it out. And don't try to use the widely-misunderstood b/bit B/byte convention. Or (and this is the best to use for me) kbps as kilo bits per sec mbps as mega bits per sec the kb is for bytes or bits ? the /s is used but it is not scientific ? So I vote for kbps and mbps instead kb/s for any datarate in the OpenOCD project! My two cents: bits per second is virtually never useful except for telecoms work. Bytes per second is preferred, especially when people are working with files (which are sized in bytes). I'd rather see kilo bytes (KB) not Kibi bytes (KiB) in such contexts too. Kilobytes per second is something I can often do math with in my head. Kibibytes, not; likewise kilobits per second. - Dave ___ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
Re: [Openocd-development] [PATCH] [testing] Test cases ran on v0.4.0-rc1
On Friday, January 29, 2010, David Brownell wrote: ... I'd rather see kilo bytes (KB) not Kibi bytes (KiB) in such contexts too. Kilobytes per second is something I can often do math with in my head. Kibibytes, not; likewise kilobits per second. The problem with doing math with kilobytes in your head is that most people refer to kibibytes as kilobytes. Anyway, the difference is so small (1024 vs 1000) that it would probably be preferable to use kibibytes anyway, if for no other reason than evangelization of IEC-defined SI standards. Of course, for those of us who think in binary and hex, the fact that you can convert between bytes and kibibytes with just a left/right shift is a big plus. - Alex ___ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
