RE: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.hel

[Dana Lacoste]

> Everyone I know has been using KB/MB/GB for 1024 forever.

Ahhh, now I see the problem.  You don't know many people :) :) :) :) :)

> The *only* exception is networking, and the occasional FLASH/ROM size. 

bullshit.

check out any recent hard drive : 

drive size = 40235MB*
* 1MB = 1000000 Bytes

there is _no_ standard for what 1MB means.  There is a LOT of
confusion, and most places will accept both

for example, the gnu ls command has :
  -h, --human-readable  print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M
2G)
      --si                   likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024

This move might look weird, but in 6 months nobody will even remember
the change happening.  Less ambiguity is a Good Thing :)

Dana Lacoste
Ottawa, Canada