Why is Firefox such a beast??

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 19:43 +0000, Beartooth wrote:
>         All right, at least, at last, we get down to it. What is a 
> reasonable number of extensions to run? I.e., a number that will
> still 
> keep Firefox fast and stable?

That's like asking how long is a piece of string, since everyone's needs
are different. However I can comment that I currently have 22 add-ons
installed and enabled, and another half dozen or so installed but
disabled.

> And are all extensions equal, in the loads 
> they add, whether to speed or to stability? (I doubt that, come to
> think 
> of it.)

Obviously not. FlagFox shows a little flag for the country of the
website you're visiting, and I doubt it takes as many resources as some
Gmail add-ons I have.

> Is there any way to identify, or even guess, which ones are prime 
> candidates for jettisoning?

Not as far as I know. It would be a Good Thing (tm) of course.

poc