I'm also a big fan of standardizing on microBTC as the standard unit. I didn't like the name "bits" at first, but the more I think about it, the more I like it. The main thing going for it is the fact that it's part of the name bitcoin. If Bitcoin is the protocol and network, bits are an obvious choice for the currency unit.
I would like to propose using Unicode character U+0180, lowercase b with stroke, as the symbol to represent the microBTC denomination, whether we call bits or something else: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0180/index.htm Another candidate is Unicode character U+2422, the blank symbol, but I prefer stroke b. http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2422/index.htm Aaron There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you -- Will Rodgers > On Apr 21, 2014 5:41 AM, "Pieter Wuille" <pieter.wuille@gm...> wrote: > >>On Apr 21, 2014 3:37 AM, "Un Ix" <slashdevnull@...> wrote: >> >> Something tells me this would be reduced to a single syllable in common >> usage I.e. bit. > > What units will be called colloquially is not something developers will > determine. It will vary, depend on language and culture, and is not > relevant to this discussion in my opinion. > > It may well be that people in some geographic or language area will end up > (or for a while) calling 1e-06 BTC "bits". That's fine, but using that as > "official" name in software would be very strange and potentially confusing > in my opinion. As mentioned by others, that would seem to me like calling > dollars "bucks" in bank software. Nobody seems to have a problem with > having colloquial names, but "US dollar" or "euro" are far less ambiguous > than "bit". I think we need a more distinctive name. > > -- > Pieter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
