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From: Geoffrey De Belie <computergeoffrey@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:58:22 +0200
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Hi

Today I came across NetSurf, a very lightweight browser that's also available for precise (Ubuntu 12.04), on which ToriOS 1 will be based.

I compared Midori and NetSurf. NetSurf is the clear winner: for two tabs, NetSurf used only 90 megabytes of RAM. Compare that to Midori, which used 150 megabytes of RAM.

Please note that NetSurf does not support JavaScript, which some sites need to function. It clearly fits in the goal of our project to support even computers with minimal RAM, while providing a workable environment.

@Israel You once talked about a first-run wizard to offer additional software like LibreOffice. You could add NetSurf too. (and maybe Midori?)

Kind regards
Geoffrey De Belie

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