Public bug reported: Binary package hint: amule
Amule displays file sizes and data rates using units like "1 kB = 1,024 bytes" and "1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes", etc. For instance, a 744762 byte file is displayed as "727 kB". When written with a lowercase k, though, "kB" means 1,000 bytes, as per SI. If you're going to use the traditional "KB" = 1,024 bytes notation, it should be uppercase. (Technically, this is also incorrect, and the international SI/IEC standard is: "kB" = 1,000 bytes, as used in apt-get, fdisk, etc. "KiB" = 1,024 bytes, as used in BitTornado, GParted, ifconfig, etc. Linux man page: http://www.annodex.net/cgi-bin/man/man2html?units+7 GNU coreutils manual: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_chapter/coreutils_2.html#SEC4 But this usage is not yet universally accepted.) Even if you don't accept the standard, though, using lowercase k to mean 1,024 is incorrect; it should be uppercase "KB". ** Affects: amule (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Incorrect "kB" unit displayed for file sizes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115861 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@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
