base 2 or base 10.

[Nils Kassube]

Steve Flynn wrote:
> I note with some amusement that Slashdot and several other sites are
> alight with the news that Ubuntu are about to provide the option to
> display filesizes in base 10 or base 2.

> Any positive or negative reactions to this from the users here?

I don't care if file sizes are displayed in base 2 or base 10. But it is
important to know the correct prefix [1, 2]. Then I can do the math if
necessary. How many bytes is the capacity of a 1.44 MB floppy?

BTW: Shouldn't this discussion be on sounder [3]?


Nils

[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix>
[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#The_metric.2Fimperial_mix-up>
[3] <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder>