I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by pasc1878 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @11:54AM (#43784218)

However the abbreviation is STEM. For S and especiually M you can do in different units.

For T&E it really matters see NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter and the need for heroics in the Gimli glider.

You need to keep to the same unit.

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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by eadmund on Thursday April 24, 2025 @01:36PM (#43785338)

> For T&E it really matters see NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter and the need for heroics in the Gimli glider.

> You need to keep to the same unit.

Completely agreed. You’ll get similar issues if you have one set of parts using m/s and others using km/hr.

And you’ll avoid those issues with any standard, whether it’s m/s, knots or mph. The important thing is to have a standard.

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