Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com> writes: > The wording without it is unambiguous: > > The disk space is given as the integer value of the > installed size in bytes divided by 1024 and rounded. A peripheral point (already addressed earlier in this thread): It's still ambiguous in that it doesn't specify in which direction the rounding should occur. It's true that it is not ambiguous about the unit size. > I guess that perhaps the '-ibibytes' standard will eventually die, and > everything will just become multiples of 1000, as it should be. I doubt this (both the “binary unit prefixes will die” and the “as it should be”.) It's the right tool for the job, in my view, and neither will die nor should. The *names* might remain unpopular, but the units will continue to be relevant. > My preferred wording would be to define it in terms of kibibytes, but > include the explanation, since it seems it is an unfamiliar standard, > as follows: > > The disk space is given as the integer value of the > installed size in kibibytes (i.e. bytes divided by > 1024). +1 to this, with the clarification on which direction rounding to whole numbers will occur. -- \ “I tell you the truth: this generation will certainly not pass | `\ away until all these things [the end of the world] have | _o__) happened.” —Jesus Christ, c. 30 CE, as quoted in Matthew 24:34 | Ben Finney
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