[RFC] SI Units in KDE
Ryan Cumming
ryan at completely.kicks-ass.org
Thu Sep 19 22:47:12 BST 2002
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On September 19, 2002 14:40, Neil Stevens wrote:
> Leaving it alone won't bother that 99%, and will hamper the 1% who *do*
> know and are accustomed to the standard industry practice.
The problem is that it -is- bothering the 99%. Okay, not all of the 99%, but
Engineers, Physicists, Chemists, and other people with non-IT technical
backgrounds are confused by this "pseudo-SI" convention. That's why the IEEE
created the new notation.
- -Ryan
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