[pitch] Disk space maths: The difference between KiB and KB

[Eduard Lucena]

Hi team,

I have this idea recurring a lot of times, because people normally ask: Why
I buy a disk of 500 GB and I see less space in my system.

The general idea is to write a short article about what is the difference
between KiB and KB, what means that a 500 GB disk is (from the manufacturer
perspective) and what these 500 GB means in the OS.

I hope you like this idea.

Br,

[Paul W. Frields]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 04:54:14PM -0400, Eduard Lucena wrote:
> Hi team,
>
> I have this idea recurring a lot of times, because people normally ask: Why
> I buy a disk of 500 GB and I see less space in my system.
>
> The general idea is to write a short article about what is the difference
> between KiB and KB, what means that a 500 GB disk is (from the manufacturer
> perspective) and what these 500 GB means in the OS.
>
> I hope you like this idea.

If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.

[Eduard Lucena]

Hello,
> If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
> numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.

Well, I was thinking more on how to see these numbers in batch, it should
apply to any distro, but I will work on Fedora, of course.

Br,

[Matthew Miller]

On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 10:12:26AM -0400, Eduard Lucena wrote:
> > If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
> > numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.
>
> Well, I was thinking more on how to see these numbers in batch, it should
> apply to any distro, but I will work on Fedora, of course.

Although Blivet-GUI isn't necessarily Fedora specific, it's definitely
very Fedora-connected, and this might be a good place to illustrate the
difference with screenshots. The display shows GiB/MiB, but when you go
to create new partitions, you can choose between GB/MB and GiB/MiB.

[Justin W. Flory]

On 08/01/2017 09:12 AM, Eduard Lucena wrote:
> Hello,
> > If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
> > numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.
>
> Well, I was thinking more on how to see these numbers in batch, it should
> apply to any distro, but I will work on Fedora, of course.
>
> Br,

+1 to this idea as a pitch, along with the idea of seeing how you can
see the difference in Fedora / Linux… in particular, I'd like to make
sure we spend extra time thinking about SEO too, as this could be one
that becomes a Google / search engine magnet.

[Paul W. Frields]

On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 05:07:00PM +0000, Justin W. Flory wrote:
> On 08/01/2017 09:12 AM, Eduard Lucena wrote:
> > Hello,
> > > If it includes some additional guidance on how to see these different
> > > numbers in action in Fedora, this would be a good article IMHO.
> >
> > Well, I was thinking more on how to see these numbers in batch, it should
> > apply to any distro, but I will work on Fedora, of course.
> >
> > Br,
>
> +1 to this idea as a pitch, along with the idea of seeing how you can
> see the difference in Fedora / Linux… in particular, I'd like to make
> sure we spend extra time thinking about SEO too, as this could be one
> that becomes a Google / search engine magnet.

Agreed.

Just to be clear about the Fedora bent -- we are the Fedora Magazine,
not a generic Linux magazine.  The Magazine exists not just to inform
users but to also help us build the corpus of Fedora knowledge, and
build the Fedora brand.  So IMHO we should always think about how an
article can demonstrate concepts in Fedora specifically.

That's why I requested finding a way to tie this general concept
(GB/GiB) to something Fedora users can put their hands on.  The Blivet
idea is a good one!