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Who? Not macOS [1], or Ubuntu [2]. Does Windows still use base-2? They probably shouldn't [3]. [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201402 https://support
by ken 6y ago
Who? Not macOS [1], or Ubuntu [2]. Does Windows still use base-2? They probably shouldn't [3].
[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201402 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201402
[2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnitsPolicy https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnitsPolicy
[3]: https://www.tarsnap.com/GB-why.html https://www.tarsnap.com/GB-why.html
- snazz 6y agoWindows does. The df command does by default. Those are the two I use.
- brnt 6y agoI distinctly recall GNOME on Ubuntu using kibibytes. This may have been in the GNOME 2 era. Had thuis changed?
- jtvjan 6y agoWindows uses KB to mean KiB. Raymond Chen explained it in a blog post.[1] [1]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/?p=17933 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/?p=17933
- pseudalopex 6y agoThat explains why Windows doesn't use KiB to mean KiB. It doesn't explain why Windows doesn't use KB to mean KB.