Use IEC prefixes for file sizes #208
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This to clear any confusion around file size. As reported at etix#205, some OS, or desktop environments, or applications, or whatever, show file sizes using SI units (ie. multiples of 1000), while others use IEC units (multiples of 1024). And both might use the suffixes KB, MB, GB and TB for it. So users get confused. For example, a file that is said to be "3.5 GB" in the Mirrorbits page, will then appear as "3.8 GB" after download in the GNOME file manager, because GNOME prefers SI units. So let's use the IEC prefixes (Ki, Mi, Gi and Ti) in the Mirrorbits web pages, that should clear any ambiguity. Closes: etix#205
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Merged. Having an option would have been cool, but this solves the issue :) |
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Thanks a lot, folks! Much appreciated. |
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This to clear any confusion around file size.
As reported at #205, some OS, or desktop environments, or applications, or whatever, show file sizes using SI units (ie. multiples of 1000), while others use IEC units (multiples of 1024). And both might use the suffixes KB, MB, GB and TB for it. So users get confused.
For example, a file that is said to be "3.5 GB" in the Mirrorbits page, will then appear as "3.8 GB" after download in the GNOME file manager, because GNOME prefers SI units.
So let's use the IEC prefixes (Ki, Mi, Gi and Ti) in the Mirrorbits web pages, that should clear any ambiguity.
Closes: #205