Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 49451
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2008/3/13-17 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:49451 Activity:moderate
3/13    Firefox 3 Beta 4:  Fast, cleans up memory good on minimize, stable,
        can install alongside FireFox 2.x
        Cons:  Extensions don't work and need to install beta versions, rich
        urlbar is nasty but as of today you can install oldbar extension
        Ah-nold would say:  Fuckin' fan-tah-stik!
        \_ Does it use less memory than 2.x when not minimized?  Long ago Fx
           was intended to be a browser leaner than Mozilla, Netscape and IE.
           But now 2.0.0.12 seems to use as much memory as IE on my machine.
           \_ it seems to not leak memory.  when you think it does, a few more
              open and close tabs later you'll see it drops back down to a
              relatively fixed amount. 2.0 could not last more than a few days.
              You need to try it.  Been rock solid so far. I can't go back. -op
              relatively fixed amount.  2.0 could not last more than a day.
              You need to try it.  Been rock solid so far. -op
        \_ Another Con:  It's beta.
        \_ I gave it a try after your post. It works quite well. Seems faster
           than FF2. Most of my extensions worked w/o updates (adblock plus,
           noscript, siteadvisor, pdfmenot, 1password). I needed to upgrade
           nosquint to beta. The only extension that doesn't work is FoxMarks,
           which is a little annoying. The default theme also looks a lot more
           OSX like than FF2. All in all, it is quite nice.
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