[ale] Netscape 6 for Linux

[Stuffed Crust]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 10:29:27AM -0500, Wandered Inn wrote:
> Just downloaded the latest nightly.  Opened up three windows,
> 
> 'ps -aux|grep mozilla' output:
> 
> esoteric 22491 37.4 20.9 32280 26824 pts/3   S    10:20   0:44
> ./mozilla-bin
> esoteric 22493  0.0 20.9 32280 26824 pts/3   S    10:20   0:00
> ./mozilla-bin
> esoteric 22494  0.4 20.9 32280 26824 pts/3   S    10:20   0:00
> ./mozilla-bin
> esoteric 22495  0.3 20.9 32280 26824 pts/3   S    10:20   0:00
> ./mozilla-bin

You do realize that Linux treats threads as processes?  Those four 
mozilla-bin threads are all sharing the same memory space.
 
speachy  10496 58.0 15.1 23752 19320 pts/20  S    11:05   0:02  
mozilla/mozilla-bin
speachy  10496 17.2 19.7 29552 25276 pts/20  R    11:05   0:08
mozilla/mozilla-bin

It also depends on what's in these four windows. :)  This first is the 
footprint with www.google.com loaded.  The second is the footprint with 
four windows with www.google.com loaded.

> Compared to netscape 4.76 'ps -aux|grep netscape':
> 
> esoteric 22529  3.5 13.9 24724 17832 ?       S    10:22   0:09 netscape

> I'd say that the memory impact is still substantial and unacceptable.

It takes up about eight more megs (+25%) in your case.

In return, I get a browser that's far more stable, flexible, and generally 
better.  If nothing else, Mozilla's cookie handling is schweeeet.

 - Pizza
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