Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 02:09:05 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Michael Wardle <michael.wardle@adacel.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: inconsistent use of data units Message-ID: <20020221000904.GA11700@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <3C743707.3080505@adacel.com> References: <3C743707.3080505@adacel.com>
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On 2002-02-21 10:53, Michael Wardle wrote: > ... > There is a standard on how to represent data sizes here: > http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html > > I suggest that the document is updated to consistently use this standard. > > Also note, that there should always be a space between the number and > the unit (e.g. "640 kB, not "640kB"). /me votes for and fires up browser to that page. I would prefer for only one reason. It would seem rather awkward to read lines like: ... You have to create a swap partition at least 64 Mb for this to work... with the number at the end of a line, and the units at the beginning of the next line. Giorgos Keramidas FreeBSD Documentation Project keramida@{freebsd.org,ceid.upatras.gr} http://www.FreeBSD.org/docproj/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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