Is it time for D 3.0?

[H. S. Teoh]

On Saturday, 28 March 2020 at 21:38:00 UTC, Denis Feklushkin 
wrote:
[...]
> Just make survey around your friends/collegues about: what is a 
> byte? Then compare with wikipedia/dictionary/RFC/etc 
> definition. You will be very surprised.
[...]

The Wikipedia article clearly states that definitions of "byte" 
other than 8 bits are *historical*, and that practically all 
modern hardware has standardized on the 8-bit byte.  I don't 
understand why this is even in dispute in the first place.  
Frankly, it smells like just a red herring.