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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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