[cc+=olpc-devel] Hmm, it'd be interesting to see how much of a performance improvement webkit offers.
Also, should we consider loading mobile versions of websites on the XO-1? I don't know how good an alternative that might be. Could be leverage the school server in some way? Any other ideas? On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 19:25, Lucian Branescu <lucian.brane...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 28 March 2011 23:01, Anish Mangal <an...@activitycentral.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> With time, as hardware gets more complex, software gets bloated up to >> use the excess processor cycles available. A part of it is the >> websites that get more content heavy, bulky and slow with time. >> Considering that the hardware on the XO-1 is not going to get any >> faster, and websites _are_ going to get bulkier, I see a problem >> gradually arising. >> >> For example, Google image search, blogger and other similar services >> have recently refreshed their websites to be more user friendly at the >> cost of being heavier. I have seen kids trying to use these heavier >> websites in the classroom and it results in more time being wasted >> because of a overall slower computer. >> >> I would like to get opinions on what will be an increasingly >> significant issue, as websites get more complex and the hardware >> essentially remains the same. >> >> -- >> Anish > > Webkit should help somewhat. Once the XO 1 gets a reasonably recent > OS, Surf can be finished (in fact the porting could happen earlier, > but I don't have time for it until late summer). > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel