Bug#727833: ITP: node-bytes -- Byte string parser and formatter - Node.js module
On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 01:30:15AM +0100, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> On 03/11/2013 00:56, Jean-Christophe Dubacq wrote:
> > I have looked at the code, and it seems to me that, again, we introduce
> > some code in debian that decide they can name the units any way they
> > like (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix).
> >
> > They decide, for example, to use k, m and g prefixes for 2^10, 2^20 and
> > 2^30, where usage should point to at least k, M and G and correct usage
> > to Ki, Mi, Gi. They also call bytes 'b' (usage is more 'B').
> I agree the units are wrong and will fix it, and try to make
> upstream fix it too.
Please, don't break it.
A well-entrenched practice used for 60+ years has more weight than what a
random committee with delusions of importance decided a few years ago
asked by a couple of sleazy disk manufacturers wanting to weasel their
way out of lawsuits caused by lies of their marketing departments.
And that "binary prefix" crap is outright harmful: if 1 MB stands for
1048576 bytes like it does, what would "1 MiB" be? That's intuitive,
1 _mi_llion, right? Right??
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