Apr 28: Responding to nordle...

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>>> Firefox is not that much of a resource hog when compared with
>>> another capable (but I prefer not to use it) browser.
>>
>>
> Memory usage is a complex issue, as apps use shared libs which would be
> in use anyway, maybe.
> RES=The RAM being used by the app
> SHR=The amount of that RAM which is using shared resources.
>
> Just because an app is using 20MB of shared resources, no other app may
> be open using them, so you cant simply say an app using 20MB RES with
> 10MB SHR is only really 10MB, as those shared libs might not actually
> be used by another app. Equally you cant say holly crap this app is
> using loads, if most of the libs are loaded as standard by your desktop
> (thinking kde here).
>
> But, yeah, in the example above, it does look like Opera is using more
> resources than firefox.


Wouldn't this comparison also depend on which version of
Opera one has installed, shared or static?

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