Incorrect "kB" unit displayed for file sizes
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amule (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
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://
GNU coreutils manual: http://
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".
| Emilio Pozuelo Monfort (pochu) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in amule: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Omegatron (omegatron) wrote | #2 |
| Omegatron (omegatron) wrote | #3 |
| Emilio Pozuelo Monfort (pochu) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in amule: | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
Thanks for your report. I've reported this bug in the upstream tracker:
http://
Regards
Emilio