On 6/18/07, Rico Secada <coolzone@it.dk> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:14:35 -0500
> "Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
>
> > Over the past few weeks, all the tasks on my desktop machine (Debian
> > Etch, Gnome desktop, typically booted twice daily) have been getting
> > ever more sluggish.
> >
> > I typically keep open several instances of Firefox/Iceweasel. The
> > utility "top" showed Firefox consuming most of the CPU cycles, even
> > after I closed all the Firefox windows.
> >
> > After rebooting the machine, I started Epiphany instead of Firefox,
> > and now it is like having a new, fast computer. Other tasks
> > (and specifically, latex) run much faster.
> >
> > Is there a fix for Firefox, or should I learn to like Epiphany?
>
> The problem lies with Firefox itself. No there is no fix, it has just
> grown to become a bloated peace of software. The problem is also very
> known in the world of BSD.
>
The problem is with Firefox for Linux. It's frustrating that the
Windows version of Firefox runs so much faster on the same hardware.
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