Re: [Bug-wget] [PATCH] [wget-bug #33210], Add an option to output bandwidth in bits

[Sasikanth]

I modified the patch to display bandwidth in bits for --bits option not the
length.
I attached change log and diff file

Thanks
Sasi

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:14 AM, Sasikanth <address@hidden> wrote:

> No one asked. i had just thought it will be good to display all the output
> in either bits or bytes to avoid confusion to the user (I had confused).
>
> Anyhow thanks I will modify the patch.
>
> Thanks
> Sasi
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Hrvoje Niksic <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Sasikanth <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>> >     I added a new option --bits as requested in
>> > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?33210.
>> >    This patch will display all data length in bits format for --bits
>> > option.
>>
>> I don't think anyone requested data *length* being displayed in bits.
>> Measuring bandwidth in bits per second is useful for compatibility with
>> units used by network equipment (which at the lowest level does deal
>> with individual bits).  On the other hand, measuring downloaded data in
>> bits is not widely used and adds no new information nor convenience.
>>
>> The --bits option, if implemented, should only affect bandwidth display.
>>
>
>

bug33210_added_option_bits_bandwidth_in_bits.txt
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Changelog.txt
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