On 08/02/2002 13:58:55 Andre Majorel wrote:
>On 2002-02-08 08:54 +0100, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > >> Wget currently uses "KB" as abbreviation for "kilobyte". In a Debian >> bug report someone suggested that "kB" should be used because it is >> "more correct". The reporter however failed to cite the reference for >> this, and a search of the web has proven inconclusive. >> >> Does someone understand the spelling issues involved enough to point >> out the "correct" spelling and back it up with arguments? > >The applicable standard is the SI (Syst�me International) [snip SI prefixes] >Capital K is not a prefix, it's the SI abbreviation for the >temperature unit, the kelvin (note : lower case k) named after >Lord Kelvin. > >So it's definitely kB for kilobyte. As long as it means 1000 and NOT 1024 > >Whether that means 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes is another issue. Not while claiming to conform to SI. Csaba -- Csaba R�duly, Software Engineer Sophos Anti-Virus email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sophos.com US Support: +1 888 SOPHOS 9 UK Support: +44 1235 559933
