[www.kde.org] [Bug 511520] New: files.kde.org says it uses metric units, but it actually uses IEC units

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511520

            Bug ID: 511520
           Summary: files.kde.org says it uses metric units, but it
                    actually uses IEC units
    Classification: Websites
           Product: www.kde.org
      Version First unspecified
       Reported In:
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kde-www at kde.org
          Reporter: nate at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

See https://files.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux_202511021417.raw.mirrorlist,
which says:

> The file /kde-linux/kde-linux_202511021417.raw has a size of 5.7 GB (6108221440 bytes)

However this is inaccurate. "GB" is a "gigabyte", which is exactly 1 billion
bytes — a decimal metric unit. 6108221440 bytes is approximately 6.1 gigabytes
(GB), not 5.7. 

6108221440 bytes is 5.7 of something, though. That something is a Gibibyte,
with the abbreviation GiB. This is a binary IEC unit.

My preference would be to continue using Gigabytes/GB (as this is by far the
more common unit of measurement), and make the number accurate.

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