[Gen-art] Re: Octets vs Bytes?

By chance I saw that at least one AD has current strong views on this 
subject!

A comment on a draft up for IESG approval this week 
(draft-gray-rfc1888bis-02):
https://datatracker.ietf.org/public/pidtracker.cgi?command=view_comment&id=39974

Elwyn

Bob Braden wrote:

> Sorry, I am the victim of very flakey wireless connectivity at a 
> meeting hotel!  Yes.
>
> At 09:41 PM 9/27/2005 +0100, Elwyn Davies wrote:
>
>> Did you intend to write something?
>>
>> E
>>
>> Bob Braden wrote:
>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob,
>>>>
>>>> Other responses (Brian and Harald) seem to indicate that some at 
>>>> least feel that imposing octets would be pedantic and unwanted 
>>>> bureaucracy.
>>>> Personally I feel that consistent use of octets would be a good 
>>>> idea and makes it quite clear that we are dealing with eight bit 
>>>> units.  I find when reading lots of drafts that having both kicking 
>>>> around (occasionally in the same draft) is sloppy. Using octets is 
>>>> also consistent with what other standards bodies do - again some 
>>>> may not find this a recommendation, but I think that avoiding 
>>>> octets for this reason is being dleiberately perverse.  I am not 
>>>> sure how non-native speakers of English feel about it.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I am not going to make a big song and dance about it - we 
>>>> have many more vital things to get right at the moment!
>>>
>
> I generally agree with you.  However, the RFC Editor could at least 
> check for consistent usage within a single document.
>
> Bob Braden
>
>
>
>
>>>> Elwyn
>>>>
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