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Re: Browser suggestion

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From: Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:53:16 +0200
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Den 2015-06-23 15:58, Geoffrey De Belie skrev:
> 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


Interesting tip about NetSurf :-)

There is already a script 'firstrun' where things can be added or
substituted. Using sub-menus we can avoid 'a wall of text'.

Best regards
Nio

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From: Geoffrey De Belie, 2015-06-23