I can't understand the reason for the latest change: https://trac.transmissionbt.com/browser/?rev=13195 which has the comment: "use base-10 units for network bandwidth (ie, speed) and disk …"
Using decimal units for network bandwidth will only obscure the information. Which is usually the intention (hard disks sound better when sold as 1 TB when they really are 976 GiB).
This should be optional, make the user choose what they want to see.
Network bandwidth units optional
Re: Network bandwidth units optional
https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4747#comment:4
It seems clear to me that apps are heading in the direction of base 10 for network bandwidth and disk space. I'm not overjoyed with it, but IMO the writing is on the wall.
If anyone wants to cook up a patch for this to make things configurable, and the patch (1) is clean (2) is tested (3) works, I'm very inclined to accept that patch. But for the reasons listed in the previous paragraph I'm not going to write it.
It seems clear to me that apps are heading in the direction of base 10 for network bandwidth and disk space. I'm not overjoyed with it, but IMO the writing is on the wall.
If anyone wants to cook up a patch for this to make things configurable, and the patch (1) is clean (2) is tested (3) works, I'm very inclined to accept that patch. But for the reasons listed in the previous paragraph I'm not going to write it.
Re: Network bandwidth units optional
Forget base 10 I just want Mbits since that is what internet connections are sold in and all network equipment is rated in.