On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 11:43 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:55, Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You are missing the point. It doesn't matter if you call it "GB" or > > "GiB". > > I think that _is_ the point. > > > A "G" in combination with devices that are capable of 16 G, 32 G, 64 G, > > 128 G, 256 G, 512 G, 1024 G, based on the architectural principle > > implies base 2. > > Computers are not just for techies any more. > > Ordinary people don't know that.
"Ordinary" people wonder why the values aren't 250 instead of 256, 500 instead of 512, 1000 instead of 1024. They might or might not understand the technically reasons. However, they don't gain anything from base 10 over base 2. For those who you call "techies" it makes a big difference. > meh, it's only about 10-15%. Yes the error gets bigger as the units > get bigger, but it also matters less. PCs, even phones, already store > more than most people need. It's very important if you assign memory. I know a lot of people even don't assign memory correctly, if they are writing security relevant software, hence all those overflows, that make it very easy for attackers. However, I even care about less than 1 %, if I just assign disk space to partitions. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
