[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Changed in: gwget Status: New => Expired -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ub

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Changed in: gwget Importance: Unknown => High -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

Yes, the confusion is caused by using one term as if it had the meaning of another term, and is solved by using the standard prefixes. -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

Sorry for my bad English. This is not correct: speaking about Terabytes you have a 10% error because 10TiB are 10'995'116'277'760 bytes. They're 11 and they'll be displayed as 10! In my opinion there's more confusion when you try to put a 1.87GiB in your 2GB USB stick and you came out with no-eno

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Tags added: iec-binary-prefix -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://l

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

Ubuntu has explicitly decided *not* to use the IEC prefixes. They create user confusion by introducing a new unit, with no particular value. When prefixes are used, numbers are inherently being rounded - indeed, due to the multiplicatory nature of the prefixes, they are being rounded to factors o

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Changed in: gwget Status: Unknown => New -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@li

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Changed in: gwget2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

[Bug 135065] Re: use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #470696 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470696 ** Also affects: gwget via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470696 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- use binary prefix instead of decimal SI prefix https://bugs.launchpad.