>>>>> "Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hrvoje> Wget currently uses "KB" as abbreviation for "kilobyte".
Hrvoje> In a Debian bug report someone suggested that "kB" should
Hrvoje> be used because it is "more correct". The reporter
Hrvoje> however failed to cite the reference for this, and a
Hrvoje> search of the web has proven inconclusive.
Hrvoje> Does someone understand the spelling issues involved
Hrvoje> enough to point out the "correct" spelling and back it up
Hrvoje> with arguments?
Hi Hrvoje,
I can't cite a reference either.
I've seen common practice where multipliers greater unity (K, M, G, T)
are uppercase, smaller unitiy (m, u, n, p, a) are lower case.
I'd use b for bits and B for Bytes to distiguish the two. I've also
seen this in common practice.
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Adrian Aichner
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