Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:07:20 -0600 (CST) | From | Oliver Xymoron <> | Subject | Re: Configure.help editorial policy |
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Benjamin LaHaise wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 10:00:17AM +1300, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > > But what Rik points out shows that right now there is ambiguity > > BECAUSE OF LACK OF STANDARDIZATION --- because GB is vague at the very > > best, disk manufactures get to claim nice marketing numbers. > > GiB is not a useful standard because NOBODY USES IT. When it's in > common use, then consider applying it to the kernel, but please, > not before then.
To summarize: don't use it widely until it's widely used.
Let's apply that standard to aio, shall we? :P
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