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Re: It'd be great if you could submit a patch or two
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: It'd be great if you could submit a patch or two |
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Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:54:25 -0800 |
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Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:
> you just changed "kilobytes" to KiB or something. I would have changed
> it the outer way around.
They're not the same thing. This is discussed in the manual
<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/coreutils_4.html#SEC4>.
Basically:
KiB = kibibyte = 1024 bytes
kB = kilobyte = 1000 bytes
> Fog headed users by definition can't write sharp patches.
But they can write useful submissions to the manual. Such submissions
are one of the best ways to spur real improvements to the manual.
Admittedly it takes some work, and it's not always work that you'll
have time to do. But when you do have the time, it's appreciated.