> Edho P Arief October 29, 2009 11:37 AM
>> Bob Beck October 30, 2009 12:13 AM
>>> There are many stupid ideas in other operating systems, I
>>> don't see why we should be required to implement them.
>>
>> Yeah, and the discussion of my ass is a more productive discussion
>> than talking about making df display "marketing gigabytes"
>>
>
> for some reason I'm kind of offended by "SI = marketing" equation.
>
> note that I'm not suggesting anything. Things like this are already
> confusing and changing anything will probably just add even more
> confusion, etc.
It is not meant to deride the SI system, it is meant to deride the reason
that drive manufacturers use it.
Just marketing psychologist know to sell twenty dollar items for $19.99 (!)
they know that your average consumer is more likely to buy a 500 GB drive
than a 465 GiB drive.
