[Discuss] I need a recommendation for a Linux-compatible high-end PC builder

[Cy Schubert]

In message <alpine.DEB.2.11.1801282249140.18536 at enira.zlyna.ubzr>, 
"Alan W. Irw
in" writes:
> On 2018-01-28 21:16-0800 Cy Schubert wrote:
>
> > Memory leaks should be fixed. As an O/S developer I appreciate bug
> > reports, especially detailed bug reports. It all helps.
>
> Hi Cy:
>
> I completely agree that memory leaks caused by the OS system should be
> reported.  And I also think such leaks generally are reported and are
> fixed (at least on OS's based entirely on free software such as Linux
> and *BSD) thanks to strong community support and appeals like yours. 
> However, that good free software feeling is not so clear for
> javascript memory leaks created by a set of bad javascript commands
> created by some anonymous company in webspace. I think such commands
> do technically qualify as "open source" but not necessarily free
> software.  However, they are so obfuscated by the many layers of
> javascript that hierarchically include them, that it makes such issues
> difficult to fix which is another motivation for using a whitelist
> approach such as the "noscript" extension for firefox for domains
> which you trust to have good javascript.

Restart your browser then. Why reboot the machine?


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Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com>
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