Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?
jeremy ardley wrote:
>>>>> Or is "metric" one of these things spared by the
>>>>> Brexit Bonfire?
>>>>
>>>> It depends which gear your camp is since the metric
>>>> system is partly implemented and partly co-exists
>>>
>>> British Standard Pipe still in use for plumbing and 1/4",
>>> 3/8" of specification I forget for camera mounts.
>>
>> Boxing gloves, drums ...
>
> The British o-ring standard BS was based on inch
> measurements. It was then adapted so all measurements are in
> mm to precision 0.1 mm
>
> This standard is now adopted in the US by the SAE.
>
> So if you buy an o-ring in the US you will get a metric
> precision ring certified by the SAE who derive it from the
> British BS measurement which itself is metric, which in turn
> is derived from nominal inch measurements e.g. 3/32"
Haha case closed :)
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