Comment 2 for bug 119998

The patch applied changed the names of the units, but not the divisors, as called for in the original description.

As noted at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-tools/+bug/240073/ this change (e.g. labeling 2^30 as "GB" rather than the proper binary prefix "GiB") is inconsistent with the main international SI standards, and with the policy of most computing standards organizations. It also conflicts with ifconfig in Debian, Redhat, and upstream.

What desktop applications are displaying units this way?