[GRLUG] Firefox 3

[Bob Kline]

On Nov 21, 2007 8:45 AM, Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 21, 2007 8:39 AM, Scott Huffman <sjhuffman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Firefox's doesn't just have the memory problem.  It also consumes
> > abnormally large amounts of CPU usage.  It's good that they are fixing
> > the memory leaks though.
>
> In my experience, Firefox tends to consume lots of ram, but doesn't
> seem too leaky (I've managed to keep a single instance running for > 3
> months at least - with hundreds of tabs open).  The second you install
> flash or java plugins, however, it turns into a leaky steaming pile of
> CPU cycle stealing crap.  :-/
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> --tim
>
>
Seems basically right.  I see problems
when I have more than 3 to 4 windows
open,  and  when  I have other than
certain web sites on them.  It's hard to
sort out just exactly which is the real
culprit.  But as you suggest,  I'd be
willing to believe it's more the things
people install after Firefox is installed
than Firefox itself.

It's hard to understand how the Firefox
people would have "300 leaks" to fix,
but the project is probably a big team
now.  Whether that solves the problem
for all the plugins and things brought
on board with different web sites is of
course the test.

It seems to me that things got worse
between version 1 and version 2.  If
true, perhaps it's a result of success,
and too many players.  We'll see.

     -Bob
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