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| author | Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org> | 2013-11-15 11:39:17 +0100 |
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| committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2013-11-15 10:39:25 +0000 |
| commit | 32c4299de8ca5166c6ec0f3bde3590a45686c27f (patch) | |
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Re: [Bitcoin-development] moving the default display to mbtc
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[URIs: linkedin.com] + -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for + sender-domain + -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record + -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record +X-Headers-End: 1VhGo7-0004GC-KK +Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] moving the default display to mbtc +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 +Precedence: list +List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:39:25 -0000 + +On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 01:37:56AM -0800, Alex Kravets wrote: +> Hi guys, + +Alex, you're top-posting and not trimming your replies. + +> I've seen many many non-geeks be utterly intimidated and confused by +> 0.000XXXXX quantities and/or mBTC & uBTC notation + +Yes, people really can't tell any difference between +mm, cm, m, dm and km. Not. + +> +> Yes, $10 being rougnly 10,000 Won in South Korean is a great example where +> large amounts of units work very well in a major economy. + +You're trying to invent a new symbol for the same unit, instead +of using an established, generic system of prefixes. +That's pretty insane. + +> +> FWIW, I would prefer the entire switch-over be done *once* *and *at the +> same time switching both BTC to XBT and using the following + +I would prefer that nobody does any such silly thing. + +> +> Currency Code *: *XBT +> Unit Definition *: *1 Bit = 100 Satoshis +> +> Addition benefit is splitting the term Bitcoin/bitcoin (as in Network and +> currency unit) into Bitcoin (network) and Bit (the unit). + +Bitcoin is not measured in bits. Bits are units of information, and +are measured in bits, kbits, Mbits, Gbits, Tbits, Pbits etc. +http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rate + +> +> Perhaps this project/process should have a name and be listed on a road map +> somewhere + +What would a sane person think if he saw that on the roadmap, you think? + +> *BRCS: *Bitcoin Re-denomination and [Currency] Code Standardization project + +Ever heard of SI unit prefixes? + +http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix + +> +> Cheers ... +> +> +> +> +> +> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org> wrote: +> +> > On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 05:53:16PM -0500, Alan Reiner wrote: +> > > I really like the XBT idea. It makes a lot of sense to match the ISO +> > +> > I really don't. Just use the SI prefixes. +> > +> > > currency symbol (though the ISO guys will have to adjust the way they've +> > > defined the "XBT"). And I do agree that going right to uBTC and +> > > skipping mBTC makes sense, too. +> > +> > The display units should be choosable by the user. +> > +> > > I'd prefer them not be called "micro bitcoins." I really want to call +> > > them "microbes" ... but I'm not sure that has the right flavor for money +> > +> > Why on earth? +> > +> > > transfer :) "Please give me 872 microbes". Perhaps we just call them +> > > "bits." Or even "micros" or "microbits". As I write this, I realize +> > > there's probably 872 threads on the forums about this already... +> > > +> > > But we would want to promote a consistent term, to avoid further +> > > confusion when people use different names for the new unit. It's not +> > > guaranteed to be successful, but if we pick a good name, and build it +> > > into the interface on the first release pushing the new unit, we have a +> > > chance to make the transition even easier. +> > +> > The reason SI prefixes were invented is exactly to preven that case. +> > +> > +> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +> > DreamFactory - Open Source REST & JSON Services for HTML5 & Native Apps +> > OAuth, Users, Roles, SQL, NoSQL, BLOB Storage and External API Access +> > Free app hosting. 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