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Re:Mozilla's Abandoned Web Engine 'Servo' Project Is Getting... by incrudible on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:26AM (#39273939)
Eight Megabytes and Constantly Swapping.

This too, shall pass. The minimum amount of memory for a double buffered fullscreen surface at 8bpc on a 4k monitor is 48MB. RAM is meant to be used, and if it was not for memory hogs, the DRAM industry would be a decade behind where it is today.

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Re:Mozilla's Abandoned Web Engine 'Servo' Project Is Getting... by hulitu on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @01:09PM (#39278022)
> RAM is meant to be used,

Some of us have to run other programs besides Teams. /s

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Re:Mozilla's Abandoned Web Engine 'Servo' Project Is Getting... by wolpoli on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:29PM (#39284117)
Yes, I also happened to run a browser which shares the same philosophy on RAM.
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Re:Mozilla's Abandoned Web Engine 'Servo' Project Is Getting... by JohnFen on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @01:34PM (#39278434)
> RAM is meant to be used

Sure, and when applications hog it, it prevents me from putting it to better use.

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