Benjamin, Benjamin Drung wrote: > Hi, > > I hope this mailing list is the right place to discuss the problem. > No, I now feel old because of your post.
> There is currently an inconsistency with units across the Ubuntu > desktop. Some applications (such as gvfs) use legacy units, such as a > 1024-byte kilobyte. Others (such as System Monitor) use international > standard units, such as a 1000-byte kilobyte. Ubuntu should decide its > units philosophy and apply it consistently across the desktop. > > Details: > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-unit-consistency/ > [looks up links] > Ubuntu should use following convention: > > k- = 1,000, M- = 1,000,000, ... > Ki- = 1,024, Mi- = 1,048,576, ... > > Here are some pro arguments: > > * The users want it. Look at brainstorm: > http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/4114/ > http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17839/ > > * The Linux kernel uses it (man units). > > * It is standardised. > > * It would avoid ambiguity and consumer confusion: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix#Consumer_confusion > Yeah, yeah. I guess I now know how an old dog feels. /me goes off to practice saying: kibibyte, megibyte, gibibyte, tebibyte. /me swats the first bee he sees. /me uses a GNOME as a decoy for the angry bees coming after him. /me gets a stiff jaw. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
