Bug#684128: SI units (was Re: failure to communicate)

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Daniel Pocock writes ("SI units (was Re: failure to communicate)"):
> It may actually be useful for the technical committee to review what is
> on the wiki and make some general statement about Debian's position (if
> they haven't done so in the past), and that can guide the way similar
> bugs are classified for jessie and beyond.
> 
> 1. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/06/thrd2.html#00700
> 
> 2. http://wiki.debian.org/ConsistentUnitPrefixes

You should try to address this through the policy process.  If and
when we have competing policy proposals the TC might want to
arbitrate.

Ian.