On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 07:53:55AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > Imo you are introducing a new meaning of "proper". Disk sizes have > > been in base 2 units since forever. The fact that marketing material > > uses base 10 units does not change what's proper. > > Here's a suggestion for new prefixes in use of these units. Full > prefix plus unit shown for example. > > Kaybytes > Maybytes > Gaybytes > Taybytes
LOL! :D > Basically, you're allowed to be sloppy, and numbers can range roughly > between the pow2 and pow10 values. The result is less exactness > (bummer), but there is less confusion because there is less > expectation of accuracy and exactness. The prefixes are intentionally > silly as a result. > > we'll need support in the disklabel and fdisk programs, more questions > in the install script. > > I'll send off a note to ICWM/CGPM/CCU/SI, hmm, which commitee > do I send it to... > > The lesson? Any agency in control of rules that are simple and good, > will soon forget that simple is one of the things that makes it good, > and thus ruin it. Okay, I'll take it is a proposal for unit names for the upcoming quantum arch..? Anyway, I'll rest my case, shut up and just continue to USE OpenBSD! :)
