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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:06:29 +1000
From: john slee <indigoid@higherplane.net>
To: "David N. Welton" <davidw@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: temperature standard - global config option?
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On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 02:27:22PM +0200, David N. Welton wrote:
> Perusing the kernel sources while investigating watchdog drivers, I
> notice that in some places, Fahrenheit is used, and in some places,
> Celsius.  It would seem logical to me to have a global config option,
> so that you *know* that you talk devices either in F or C.

celsius is probably a sensible default - lots of the world uses it now.

j.

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