now I don't know if it is me who starts the subject line. Did anyone else get this from Bart with the ***SUSPECT SPAM*** in the subject line or was I the only one? On Sunday 09 January 2005 17:14, Bart Garst wrote: > I've asked this before, I just can't seem to find the thread in the > archives. > > I had been under the assumption that firefox is a lightweight browser, > where mozilla is an entire suite of Internet apps (mail, browser, chat, > etc...). > > I want to focus on "lightweight". Does this refer to the resources > firefox uses? I remember being told firefox has a smaller memory > footprint than mozilla, however, my findings show the opposite. > > Versions are (deb packages): > Mozilla - 1.6-5 > Firefox - 1.0-4 > > Here's what I did: > Only firefox open, single tab, simple html page displayed from my local > apache installation. > `pmap -d pid_for_firefox-bin` > Final line of output reads: > mapped: 83516K writeable/private: 52808K shared: 768K > > Then, with only mozilla open, single tab, same page. > `pmap -d pid_for_mozilla-bin` > Final line of output reads: > mapped: 78656K writeable/private: 50440K shared: 768K > > Mozilla has less mapped as well as less private memory usage. > > So the questions are: > Is my testing methodology flawed? > Is my original understanding of firefox incorrect? > > I'd appreciate any clarification I can get. > > Thx, > Bart > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss