Re: [pitch] Disk space maths: The difference between KiB and KB

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On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 04:54:14PM -0400, Eduard Lucena wrote:
> Hi team,
> 
> I have this idea recurring a lot of times, because people normally ask: Why
> I buy a disk of 500 GB and I see less space in my system.
> 
> The general idea is to write a short article about what is the difference
> between KiB and KB, what means that a 500 GB disk is (from the manufacturer
> perspective) and what these 500 GB means in the OS.
> 
> I hope you like this idea.

If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.

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