Firefox 3.7 Alpha 2 Adds Out-of-Process Plugin Support Firefox 3.7 Alpha 2 Now Available Sean Michael Kerner
Following Google's lead, Mozilla has now introduced out-of-process plugins into the latest alpha release of its Firefox Web browser. Blogger Sean Michael Kerner has the details.
From the 'Plugin Improvement' files:
One of the big things that Google Chrome introduced is the idea of out of process plugins. It's something that has now (finally!) landed in Mozilla — albeit in the Alpha 2 release of Firefox 3.7 (officially called Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 Alpha 2).
Basically it means less browser crashing and better performance for the browser as plugin processes are isolated. Plugins are things like Adobe Flash, which can often be the culprit when a browser grinds to a halt.
As part of the testing phase with the new 3.7 alpha 2, crash reports from plugin processes are now submitted automatically. In the limited usage that I've had thus far, I haven't noticed any abnormal plugin behavior at all.
From the 'Plugin Improvement' files:
