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by mschaef 2914 days ago
Problem is that the issue is not just about the numbers and units people expect to use.

The other issue relates to the fact that we build things according to imperial dimensions. (Paper is 8.5x11, bolts have sizes in imperial units, screw threads are pitched according to inches, etc.)

Some or all of this can be changed, but neither the change nor the transition are free. (ie: I two sets of tools - one for metric and another for imperial.)