Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Firefox 3 Memory Usage
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Looking at the graph:
>|
>| * All browsers increase in memory use slightly over time, but the Firefox
>| 3 slope is closer to 0.
>| * The _peak_ of Firefox 3 is lower than the terminal size of Firefox 2!
>| * The terminal state of Firefox 3 is nearly 140MB smaller than Firefox 2.
>| 60% less memory!
>| * IE7 doesn?t appear to give any memory back, even after all the windows
>| are closed!
>| * Firefox 3 ends up about 400mb smaller than IE7 at the end of the test!
> `----
>
> http://blog.pavlov.net/2008/03/11/firefox-3-memory-usage/
>
> Wow. Watch the graph. Microsoft incompetence in its full glory. Leaking buckets
> and carrying buckets. Maybe it's a 'feature'... to increase Intel's sales.
Interesting to note the use of jemalloc, too. One wonders if it
shouldn't make it into libc in some form...
>
> Latest Firefox 3 beta offers exciting features
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Firefox 3 is in testing, with the latest build, beta 4, released Monday.
>| Mozilla is aiming for a final release of its flagship product before the end
>| of the first quarter of 2008. Let's take a look at the changes coming down
>| the pike.
> `----
>
> http://www.linux.com/feature/129319
>
> Firefox 3 Beta 4 Offers Speed, Security Improvements
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Mozilla's fourth beta of its Firefox 3 browser, aimed at developers, is
>| available for download.
>|
>| about:mozilla - Beta 4, Beta 5, Free t-shirts, Dehydra, Seneca College,
>| Prism, and more
>|
>| In this issue?
>|
>| * Firefox 3 Beta 4 ships
>| * Firefox 3 Beta 5 schedule
>| * Update your add-on for Firefox 3 and get a free t-shirt!
>| * Mozilla Foundation grant for Seneca College
>| * Dehydra: a new static checking tool for Mozilla code
>| * Major update to Prism, first prototype of browser integration
>| * Mozilla helps fund GNOME Accessibility outreach program
>| * A trio of Mozillians interviewed
>| * Latest additions to Planet Mozilla
>| * Developer calendar
>| * Subscribe to the email newsletter
> `----
>
> http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/03/11/aboutmozilla-beta-4-beta-5-free-t-shirts-dehydra-seneca-college-prism-and-more/
>
> Judging by all the above, Firefox will leave IE much further behind. Microsoft
> has only hype and vapourware to offer.
>
>
> Related:
>
> Mozilla speeds up Firefox
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Firefox 3.0, released this week, is dramatically faster than its predecessor
>| and rivals, benchmark tests claim -- the result of hundreds of performance
>| improvements designed to make the open-source browser the best at running
>| complex Web 2.0 applications, Mozilla's chief developer said this week.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1185319451;fp;2;fpid;1
>
>
> Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The almost-but-not-quite-final beta of Firefox 3 (FF3 beta 4) is now
>| available for download. The most noticeable improvement is speed. In some
>| tests, it?s three times faster than Firefox 2 (meaning the test completes in
>| 1/3 the time), and a whopping five times faster than IE 7...
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=548
>
>
> Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 Is A Win For Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Mozilla has released the latest beta of Firefox 3 today, and the Linux
>| efforts behind it are starting to show even more. This release, being a beta,
>| is surprisingly stable. Here?s the killer that makes this beta release
>| amazing: true GTK support.
> `----
>
> http://fosswire.com/2007/12/20/firefox-30-beta-2-is-a-win-for-linux/
>
>
> Firefox 3: rocking on Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| A few people have been noticing how good our support on Linux has gotten
>| during the Firefox 3 development cycle and I thought I would post to try and
>| point out some of the good stuff that we have coming down the pipe.
> `----
>
> http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=325
>
>
> Update on the Firefox 3 Linux Theme
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Work on the new linux theme for Firefox 3 is progressing nicely due to a very
>| active group of contributers. To match the operating system?s theme,
>| Firefox?s navigation toolbar will use native GTK icons.
> `----
>
> http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2007/11/13/update-on-the-firefox-3-linux-theme/
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