trpl: Invalid byte size terminology

[baskerville]

The following terms are used in the-stack-and-the-heap.md: gigabyte, GB.
But a gigabyte is 10^9 bytes, not 2^30.
The correct terms are: gibibyte, GiB.

[steveklabnik]

Given the news in https://users.rust-lang.org/t/the-rust-programming-language-is-going-to-be-published-by-no-starch-press/2777 , I'm going to wait to ask my editor what they think before pursing this one way or another.

If we do, then #28441 should be re-opened and applied.

[nagisa]

OP is right. There’s a non-trivial difference between G- and Gi-. This confusion usually stems from the long-term storage device manufacturers who try to sell less for more using two very similarly sounding units.

[steveklabnik]

OP is right in a technical sense, but almost everyone uses the more colloquial version, and I'm concerned about obscuring understanding.

[baskerville]

Before the standardization, the term gigabyte was ambiguous. It's no longer the case.

By not using the proper term you're willingly allowing the ambiguity to persist.

You can always add a footnote explaining why it's important to use the right term.