Re: fdisk units size & disk manufacturers buying the standard

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Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Whether SI got the Bs & bs right I won't get into, but they did get logically
> correct exposing the hijacking of the centuries old decimal concepts
> represented by K, M, G, T, et al, and interjecting "i" to delineate a
> considerably less ambiguous powers of two counting system.

Indeed, and the most important thing is to make sure that all the
utilities use GB vs. GiB correctly.  Clear communication neutralizes
many other mistakes.

Dale
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