[Ffmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Remove "bufsize" OptionDef option

[The Wanderer]

M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:

> The Wanderer <inverseparadox at comcast.net> writes:

>> But it also involves capitulating to the attempt to change the
>> meaning of terminology, in the name of decreased imprecision. I'm
>> normally all for being precise (ambiguity is one of my big
>> bugaboos), but I find 'kibi' (etc.) to be simply abhorrent.
> 
> I can't stand them either.
> 
>> As far as I'm concerned, K/k/kilo as a prefix means 1024 when
>> dealing with binary data of any type, and 1000 otherwise - period.
> 
> It means 1024 when dealing with bytes.  When dealing with bits (as in
> bitrates), it's usually 1000.

I'm aware of this attempt to draw a line (or I am now, at any rate), but
I think I still stand by my statement; I see no particular reason to
change the meaning of the prefix just because we've changed the
magnitude of the unit.

>> (The equivalent is naturally true of the corresponding greater
>> prefixes. The capitalization either is irrelevant, or indicates
>> whether we're dealing with bytes or with bits.)
> 
> In general, the capitalization is important.  With bits and bytes it
> is less so, since a millibyte doesn't really make a lot of sense.

You're right. Bytes vs. bits is usually indicated by the capitalization
of the B/b, not the prefix; I'm not sure where I was going with that.

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