I think we have two very good candidates both substantiated with arguments for their use in their context:
bit - the word for everyday use XBT - the acronym to fit into the ISO currency set. both meaning 100 satoshis or 1e-6 Bitcoin. I am glad that I erred, and this list finaly cares of finance customs and average Joe’s. Regards, Tamas Blummer http://bitsofproof.com On 21.04.2014, at 07:41, Pieter Wuille <pieter.wui...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Apr 21, 2014 3:37 AM, "Un Ix" <slashdevn...@hotmail.com> 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform > Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software > Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready > Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform > http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform_______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
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