Sorry about perceived memory leaks and performance problems on your systems. Linux … well, there’s not much of a choice there.””” “””Memory leaks, slowness, and poor system integration are why I refuse to use Firefox on Windows and OS X. But I can attest absolutely that the Linux version does not. Perhaps the Windows version of FF has memory leaks. I think I would notice if *any* of our apps had significant memory leaks. One of the main “word of mouth” selling points that makes the existing Windows users want Linux terminals is that the speed is much better. The machine stays up for months between reboots. We have 4GB of main memory, hardly use any swap, and typically have several hundred MB available for cache and buffers. This server is running about 40 Gnome desktops + 100 instances of a point of sale application, plus a few instances of an accounting package, plus acting as a Samba file server, a database server, a web server, and a Ruby on Rails application server. They tend to leave the browser running for long periods. Typically, about 10 users are running FF at a time. One of my systems is running FF 1.5 with 50 users. I support Linux with FF as an often-used application on multiuser systems. Whether or not you care to admit it doesn’t change the facts.”””
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