Ubuntu implements units policy, will switch to base-10 units in future release

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Ubuntu's future 10.10 operating system is going to make a small, but contentious change to how file sizes are represented. Like most other operating systems using binary prefixes, Ubuntu currently represents 1 kB (kilobyte) as 1024 bytes (base-2). But starting with 10.10, a switch to SI prefixes (base-10) will denote...

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[DKT27]

Interesting. :think:

I think it will cause problems, when calculating the files sizes, when you have a dual boot system.

[KuTorZa]

I've wait to try out one ^_^

[HX1]

I almost downloaded this and Mandriva yesterday.. but I think I will wait for final releases..