Comment Re:I'm male but... (Score 1) 545
Charlie, read this.
Charlie, read this.
... the "free choice" argument does not work for monopoly players, especially the government itself.
Yes, we can't choose our own individual time zone or or own personal daylight saving time. They can only be done as a community. Similarly, units of measure have major implications for society as a whole and the government should standardise them.
Not yielding an inch, are they? Imagine the impact it would have on Subway.
I agree, asking for a 30.48 centimeter sandwich instead of a footlong just wouldn't work.
When Subway offer you a footlong, that is one foot to within, what, plus or minus half an inch? Converting to 30.48 centimetres implies a precision of
The International System of Units can go to hell.
Now, what country might you live in?
Two words for you: Debian backports.
Sigh.
This was news in August 2011.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/31/afact_subcontractor_to_mpaa/
Steven Vaughan-Nichols is calling it "no longer as important as it once was". See http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/the-new-debian-linux-irrelevant/8218
IANAL either, but ignorance is no excuse. You sign a contract, you abide by it, whether you read it thoroughly or not.
After a number of decimal places, nobody gives a damn.