CibbuanoFirefox 3.0 plugs major memory leaks
February 19th 2008 10:42
The latest version of the web browser has been drawing some rave reviews from beta reviewers, who have praised the interface tweaks, the improved security and the fast page loads.
Finally, though, the developers have addressed a huge problem with Firefox - the gluttonous memory usage. It's been so bad in the past that I've actually switched to other browsers (not IE, though), and shutting down Firefox via the Task Manager is a fairly regular operation around these parts.
This week, though, the dev team has announced that they've plugged over 350 memory leaks, making Firefox leaner than ever, and hard competition for both Opera and IE7.
"No matter the reason or the timing, Mozilla claims progress on the memory front. In its release notes, the company trumpeted the fact that the just-released Beta 3 plugged more than 350 leaks, with over 50 stopped in the last eight weeks alone."
I can't wait to get the new browser... I fully support the open source movement and love how the community shapes the progression of the software. Ah, it's a good time to want change!
*this image is from ShareFireFox and is a shameless example of using sexuality to sell something unrelated to the image. Still, it's pretty cool, I guess. I'm weak, I know.
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Comment by Sven Topp
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Sounds good. Have been using Firefox since 1.5 or thereabouts having used errr Mozilla previously (under Netscape).
I just wish they'd update and fix some of the problems with Thunderbird. It's currently having some probs with filters and such, especially under Vista.
Haven't had any probs with Firefox actually and memory on a 1GB laptop running XP or a 4GB desktop running Vista.
Comment by Cibbuano
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I've had only a few problems with Thunderbird...