MiB in gparted?

[Dave Woyciesjes]

Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-02-09 at 15:13 -0500, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>>         Feh. Still looks as sloppy as all hell.
> 
> Blame the storage manufacturers who have redefined MB for all intents
> and purposes. Also, I am surprised that you have never seen it before,
> it's not all that exotic.
> 

	Yeah, I've seen it before, been a very long time, though.

>>         Plus, I'm continually surprised as to how many people point to
>> the wikipedia site as the only source of info, despite the many
>> instances if it being slanted, abused, 
> 
> The chances of anit-MiB nazis vandalizing this particular article are
> slim ;)
> 
	Yep. Just mainly commenting on wikipedia in general. Yes, this ain't 
the place for it, I do realize. Couldn't help myself, I guess.

>> or just plain wrong. Yes, there are many 
>> articles which may be correct, but there are enough that one has to go
>> somewhere else to ensure the validity if the info....
> 
> It's handy (just type "MiB" into the Firefox search box), easier to read
> than an RFC or similar and tech articles are rarely very wrong. As a
> critical reader you will have no problem finding and following the links
> to outside references (and draw you conclusions if there are none or if
> they contradict Wikipedia). I fail to see the problem.
> 
> 

	Yeah, you are correct, and most technical minded people are skepitcal 
enough to not completely trust wikipedia (or any sngle source, for that 
matter). More just a general grump about others who claim wikipedia to 
be on par with real encyclopedias.
	Again, apologies for the OT rant.

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