Unbelievable. Was: Re: OT - Convert output of byte count to GB count?
This conversation is unbelievable. Debian-user is supposedly a list where
voluntary people answer simple practical questions of users. Are you
really going to enforce list members to watch such ego demonstrations and
unfunny jokes?
> On 2/16/2013 3:50 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:
>>
>>> On 2/14/2013 4:52 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. And now there are "official" binary prefixes, so there is no
>>>> excuse for not using them when powers of 2 are more convenient instead
>>>> of abusing SI decimal prefixes.
>>>>
>>> And who declared these made-up prefixes "official"?
>>
>> The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
>>
>>
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> Which, unfortunately, is the wrong organization for RAM devices. JEDEC,
> the appropriate governing body, hasn't.
>
> And even then, it's not a standard until it's been accepted by the
> mainstream. Please show where that has occurred.
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