Archive for the ‘Chromium’ Category
Codeweavers port Chrome to Mac and Linux
Codeweavers have announced Mac and Linux versions of Chrome via Wine:
today I am pleased to announce that we have shipped freely available versions of Chromium for both the Mac and Linux. Not only does this give Mac and Linux users a chance to see what all the hype is about, it also lets the world see just how far Wine has come and how powerful it truly can be. In just 11 days, we were able to bring a modern Windows application across to Mac and Linux.
Chromium Blog: Multi-process Architecture
Charlie Reis explains why using a multi-process architecture can be a big win for browsers on today’s web.
I’ll also talk about which parts of the browser belong in each process and in which situations Google Chrome creates new processes.”
Topics include:
- Why use multiple processes in a browser?
- What goes in each process?
- When should the browser create processes?