> Everyone I know has been using KB/MB/GB for 1024 forever.
Ahhh, now I see the problem. You don't know many people :) :) :) :) :)
> The *only* exception is networking, and the occasional FLASH/ROM size.
bullshit.
check out any recent hard drive :
drive size = 40235MB*
* 1MB = 1000000 Bytes
there is _no_ standard for what 1MB means. There is a LOT of
confusion, and most places will accept both
for example, the gnu ls command has :
-h, --human-readable print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M
2G)
--si likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024
This move might look weird, but in 6 months nobody will even remember
the change happening. Less ambiguity is a Good Thing :)
Dana Lacoste
Ottawa, Canada
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