Firefox Multi Process Feature On Hold
Electrolysis, a codename for the upcoming Firefox feature that is set to separate user processes from the content process has been put on hold, according to Mozilla’s Lawrence Mandel.
While there is no mentioning of a specific timeline or any future date, according to Lawrence, multi process implementation requires a lot of time and resource investments, which is not exactly what Mozilla wants at this moment.
Instead of focusing on time consuming tasks, Firefox team will work on smaller initiatives that will be delivered in a shorter timeframe and should improve overall Firefox responsiveness.
What can you expect from the future Firefox releases? Here are some of the improvements: out of process plugins, places optimizations and incremental garbage collection.
[Thanks, Blake]
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Didn’t I freaking told them faster release cycles were a problem because it didn’t allow for as much development and it’d take longer for us to see releases?
Freaking dumbtrucks.
This is the feature I have been wanting most for Firefox. :(
the mozilla team are fucking idiots, i wonder for how much longer will i use their browser?
Well, there’s no real alternative, is there?
like hell there aint no alternative
To a buggy slow leaky browser?
I agree.
:D
troll
Biased person
And to think I defended you.
Learn to appreciate other software.
Learn to recognize that fanboyism gets you nowhere.
Learn to be a person.
im not a fanboy i use whats serving me best
You are right to be a bit pissed, but isn’t that a bit trollish?
Do me a favour. Define troll
This is getting awfully small!
Troll means a person who spends all day on the internet wishing to create flaming in posts
or fourms
Thank you Shane bundy
There’s always Opera, or maybe even Maxthon. ;)
dont wanna sound like a jerk but ure advertising looks really pathetic to me. i know its a friendly suggestion and all, but still, and, yo, no hard feelings, dude
Advertising? lol
If I sound like a telemarketer then God help me. I hate those trying to make something crap sound great.
Aren’t those “improvements” already available in Firefox?
Places optimizations and Incremental GC are NOT already available in FF 8.
Thanks for clearing that up for me. Just being a Nightly user. :P
Nope. FF is on hold.
Yes! Now Firefox won’t be as much of a memory hog as Chrome is now. Think about it: Each tab/extension/plugin is a process=insane amount of memory used up.
Chrome is okay, but it’s not even worth knowing what’s new in each version mainly because there really isn’t any. Even worse is the fact that a tab flashes if it hasn’t been opened in ages.
Google annoy me. :P