[fitsbits] start of Public Comment Period on the CHECKSUM convention

[THIERRY FORVEILLE]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Bray" <embray at stsci.edu>
> To: fitsbits at listmgr.nrao.edu
> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2015 6:10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [fitsbits] start of Public Comment Period on the CHECKSUM	convention
> 
> On 07/02/2015 06:14 AM, Mark Calabretta wrote:
> > However, because metadata should not be stored in the comment field,
> 
> Unfortunately the ship has already sailed on that one when it comes to FITS,
> due
> to the use of comments to store unit information.
> 
I had fought that one, on the argument that there is no good reason to
use anything but the base SI units (e.g. meters, not kilometers), but I
was outvoted ;-) As you say, that ship has sailed...