https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511520
Bug ID: 511520
Summary: files.kde.org says it uses metric units, but it
actually uses IEC units
Classification: Websites
Product: www.kde.org
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
See https://files.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux_202511021417.raw.mirrorlist,
which says:
> The file /kde-linux/kde-linux_202511021417.raw has a size of 5.7 GB
> (6108221440 bytes)
However this is inaccurate. "GB" is a "gigabyte", which is exactly 1 billion
bytes — a decimal metric unit. 6108221440 bytes is approximately 6.1 gigabytes
(GB), not 5.7.
6108221440 bytes is 5.7 of something, though. That something is a Gibibyte,
with the abbreviation GiB. This is a binary IEC unit.
My preference would be to continue using Gigabytes/GB (as this is by far the
more common unit of measurement), and make the number accurate.
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