Paul Eggert wrote: > On 11/15/11 08:45, Voelker, Bernhard wrote: >> -KB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, >> Y.\n\ >> +KB (1000), K (1024), MB (1000KB), M (1024K), and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, >> Y.\n\ > > That would be fine with me. (I find them equally confusing. :-)
I'm 60/40 for the use of "*" (i.e., 1000*1000), because with it, each comma-separated item is self-contained. In your replacement, each of MB and M relies on the just-defined "KB" or "K" notation. Without that context, they may be misinterpreted.
