Bug#534408: debian-policy: Installed-Size is defined as "kilobytes" but dpkg-gencontrol fills it in with kibibytes
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 09:42:24AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > I formally object to the part '(in other words, the size in
> > kibibytes)'.
> > (I believe this change is not informative and only serve the purpose
> > of endorsing a standard which does not meet consensus in Debian.)
> Okay. As previously mentioned, I disagree and would prefer to retain
> it, so I think at this point we need to hear more opinions to see how
> widespread the disagreement is.
Perhaps it was clear from my comment regarding standards, but in case it
wasn't, I'm with Bill on this.
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