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?

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Incorrectly uses KiB, etc. for measuring bandwidth
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119998
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