Re: Firefox 43 bug

From	Gordon <Gordon@clear.net.nz>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject	Re: Firefox 43 bug
Date	2016-01-13 03:56 +0000
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On 2016-01-12, Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> wrote:
> Dirk T. Verbeek wrote:
>> Op 12-01-16 om 00:07 schreef Goody2Shoes:
>>> Melzzzzz wrote:
>>>> https://www.links.hr/hr/komponente-05
>>>>
>>>> Choose any item from the page. CPU will go to 100% and you will have to
>>>> kill the process...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Firefox is a memory pig. It kind of maintained some composure when I was
>>> using WinXP, but it goes wild using Mint xfce and demands 1.5 gigs with
>>> 3 or 4 tabs open on a computer with a max memory allotment of 2gigs.
>>> Just use Seamonkey and forget about it.
>>>
>>> g2s
>>>
>> Have a look at Chrome to see a real memory pig :)
>
>
> I know. Chrome's idea of 'crashproofing' is start a whole separate
> browser process for each tab. I don't know why FF runs amuck with my
> memory like that using Mint xfce. Maybe XP had some sort of control over
> S/w's use of Ram, or...

There was not a whole lot of physical ram to consume.

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Firefox 43 bug Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-11 21:25 +0100
  Re: Firefox 43 bug Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2016-01-11 16:13 -0500
  Re: Firefox 43 bug "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-11 22:29 +0100
  Re: Firefox 43 bug Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 22:14 +0000
  Re: Firefox 43 bug Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-11 15:07 -0800
    Re: Firefox 43 bug "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-12 16:37 +0100
      Re: Firefox 43 bug Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-12 09:37 -0800
        Re: Firefox 43 bug Gordon <Gordon@clear.net.nz> - 2016-01-13 03:56 +0000
  Re: Firefox 43 bug pioruns <cvbehaf@b2.cy> - 2016-01-12 17:42 +0000
    Re: Firefox 43 bug Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-12 19:11 +0100
      Re: Firefox 43 bug Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-12 10:43 -0800
        Re: Firefox 43 bug "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-12 11:11 -0800
          Re: Firefox 43 bug Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-12 16:17 -0800
            Re: Firefox 43 bug Paul J Gans <gansno@panix.com> - 2016-01-13 01:15 +0000
      Re: Firefox 43 bug highlandham <highlandham.nospam@rfburns.eu> - 2016-01-12 22:19 +0000
        Re: Firefox 43 bug Paul J Gans <gansno@panix.com> - 2016-01-13 01:14 +0000
        Re: Firefox 43 bug Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-12 21:55 -0600
      Re: Firefox 43 bug pioruns <cvbehaf@b2.cy> - 2016-01-13 18:06 +0000
        Re: Firefox 43 bug Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-13 20:38 +0100
    Re: Firefox 43 bug Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-01-12 14:09 -0500
      Re: Firefox 43 bug "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-12 11:21 -0800
  Re: Firefox 43 bug Yrrah <Yrrah-aol@aol.invalid> - 2016-01-13 18:49 +0100
  Re: Firefox 43 bug Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-01-14 10:40 -0500

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