Re: Configure.help editorial policy

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Sun Dec 23 2001 - 17:53:41 EST

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On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Cameron Simpson wrote:

> Using KB in places where precision matters puts us all into case #4
> below, because people think they know what KB means, but it means
> different things to different people, and so people don't realise they

I take it this is your way of volunteering to always
keep all kernel documentation accurate as well as
answer questions from newbies who've never seen
'KiB' before ? ;)

Rik

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