From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 24 20:05:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CD2B16A412 for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:05:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED6CA13C473 for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:05:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBOK54qm015153 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:05:04 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.5.99] (nilakantha.cs.washington.edu [128.208.5.99]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBOK54PN001238 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:05:04 -0800 Message-ID: <458EDD70.4050109@u.washington.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:05:04 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <499c70c0612231016i2007f7cvd871030f2225f69d@mail.gmail.com> <14989d6e0612231237o6e1aef57u3f44bb3cc42f1e35@mail.gmail.com> <499c70c0612231531m731f0355g511be3fc85c8d176@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <499c70c0612231531m731f0355g511be3fc85c8d176@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.2.2.285561, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2006.12.24.114933 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: FF 2.0 hogging the cpu in FreeBSD 6.2-PRELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:05:05 -0000 Abdullah Al-Marrie wrote: > On 12/23/06, Christian Walther wrote: >> On 23/12/06, Michael P. Soulier wrote: >> [...] >> > Firefox is a pig on every platform. Plus, more sites are using >> > javascript for AJAX these days, pushing more and more load onto the >> > client. >> >> I agree. It's painfull to see that you browse a website and it >> consumes all your cpu cycles eventually. Since most of these scripts >> are used to power adverts or some graphical stuff that really isn't >> necessary, I use FF with the Adblock, NoScript, and >> Flashblock-Extension. >> Adblock filters known ads, together with "Adblock Filter.G Updater" >> you get a decent list of ad placing sites. >> NoScript is configured to block all JavaScripts by default, and if I >> think that a website doesn't behave as I would expect (e.g. doesn't >> react on URL- oder buttonpresses in forms), I temporarily allow >> scripts for this site. Sites I visit regularly that require JavaScript >> get general permission. >> Flashblock teaches embedded Flash-Objects "on demand"-behaviour by >> replacing them with a play button. The Animation is only started after >> this button is being pressed. >> This puts an end to high CPU load... >> > > Thank you for the tips, when I posted this in the list I already have > Adblock installed, but I still FF acts like a hungry pig. > > The question now, is FF-linux runs faster than native FreeBSD FF? > I highly doubt it. It's like saying "Does another layer of complexity make something run better?".. most likely no. -Garrett