Ok, on the PC where I'm planning to do the test, the reading of both LXTask and GNOME System Monitor are equal now :)
http://i39.tinypic.com/10ym7me.jpg I don't know what is wrong with my Lubuntu 11.04? it's acting crazy recently. Will try to do the test today and will let you know :) On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:34 PM, amjjawad HOOHAA <amjja...@gmail.com> wrote: > Let's not start a war here... I don't want to be rude, but please keep >> such personal opinions out of this discussion.I think we can all agree that >> both Firefox and Chromium are rich in features. >> >> We are simply trying to find out which browser, out of Firefox and >> Chromium, use the least resources. >> We want to chose the lightest of the two to be our out-of-the-box web >> browser, whatever users prefer to use after that is simply an apt-get away. >> *Let's not think in terms of "This is what I would prefer" but rather >> "This is what a user on a low spec machine would prefer".* >> >> > Could NOT agree more :) > Well said! > > I second this: > > *Let's not think in terms of "This is what I would prefer" but rather >> "This is what a user on a low spec machine would prefer".* >> > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM, A. Andjelkovic <andjelko...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Let's not start a war here... I don't want to be rude, but please keep >> such personal opinions out of this discussion. >> I think we can all agree that both Firefox and Chromium are rich in >> features. >> We are simply trying to find out which browser, out of Firefox and >> Chromium, use the least resources. >> We want to chose the lightest of the two to be our out-of-the-box web >> browser, whatever users prefer to use after that is simply an apt-get away. >> Let's not think in terms of "This is what I would prefer" but rather >> "This is what a user on a low spec machine would prefer". >> >> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> >>> On 9 November 2011 06:03, Leszek Lesner <leszek.les...@web.de> wrote: >>> >>> > In my view Chromium offers still better features than firefox. Just >>> look >>> > at the HTML5 capabilities it just beats firefox here with in my view >>> > important things just like HTML5 videoplayback (H264 is supported) >>> >>> Google is dropping H264 support: >>> http://blog.chromium.org/2011/01/html-video-codec-support-in-chrome.html >>> >>> > or the fact that every browser tab in chromium is running as a >>> different >>> > process in a sandbox which makes a crash of one tab not concerning for >>> > other tabs. >>> >>> Firefox might do that in the future also, but it costs memory to >>> sandbox each browser tab. And I believe Chromium cheats: when >>> available memory gets too low, tabs begin sharing the same process so >>> it's a bit harder to know what's really going on. >>> >>> > All in all I am in flavor of Chromium as its still faster and offers >>> the >>> > better features. >>> >>> That's a bit subjective as Firefox also offers unique features: It's >>> possible to run a few hundred tabs in Firefox; the design of >>> Chromium's tabbar makes that much more painful in Chromium. Firefox >>> has a much more powerful addon framework (although Chromium may >>> improve this next year). The user has more control over his data with >>> Firefox Sync than with Google's version. >>> >>> While I'm not a Google-hater, I think it's very important for the free >>> web that Mozilla continues to exist. Since Mozilla is a bit more open >>> than Chromium and multiple steps more open than Android, I think open >>> source fans should consider supporting Firefox if the features are >>> nearly equal, which in my opinion they are. This is why I hope Firefox >>> continues to remain the Ubuntu default browser. Since Lubuntu has >>> different constraints in choosing default apps, I'll let Julien and >>> the Lubuntu devs make their own evaluation. Both browsers are fully >>> supported in Ubuntu (Canonical is looking to hire someone who can help >>> maintain Chromium). >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >>> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > > *amjjawad* > Lubuntu One Stop Thread (Mega > Thread)<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755> > My Wiki Page <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> | My > Launchpad<https://launchpad.net/%7Eamjjawad> | > My Ubuntu Forum Profile <http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=941822> > > *My Actions Speak Louder Than My Words ||** ** I walk by faith, not by > sight **|| Imagination is more important than Knowledge || **Keep It > Simple and Short* > > -- Best Regards, *amjjawad* Lubuntu One Stop Thread (Mega Thread)<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755> My Wiki Page <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> | My Launchpad<https://launchpad.net/%7Eamjjawad> | My Ubuntu Forum Profile <http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=941822> *My Actions Speak Louder Than My Words ||** ** I walk by faith, not by sight **|| Imagination is more important than Knowledge || **Keep It Simple and Short*
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