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Ubuntu Will Switch To Base-10 File Size Units In Future Release

Posted by Soulskill on from the stay-above-the-belt dept.

CyberDragon777 writes "Ubuntu's future 10.10 operating system is going to make a small, but contentious change to how file sizes are represented. Like most other operating systems using binary prefixes, Ubuntu currently represents 1 kB (kilobyte) as 1024 bytes (base-2). But starting with 10.10, a switch to SI prefixes (base-10) will denote 1 kB as 1000 bytes, 1 MB as 1000 kB, 1 GB as 1000 MB, and so on."

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  1. Re:Interesting - GiB by ffreeloader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    LOL. I see that either the Apple fan boys or the I_dislike_irony_as_humor guys have mod points today.

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  2. Re:Mod parent up (or not) by YodaYid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Think about why a KB was defined as 2^10 bytes. Because it's closest to the "kilo" or 1000. So whoever came up with this definition is just trying to confuse us.