> It is recommended that a dedicated Firefox profile is used with the about:config preference of security.turn_off_all_security_so_that_viruses_can_take_over_this_computer set to true so garbage collection and cycle collection can be run in between test rounds.
This is used only for development. The preference allows you to access privileged browser APIs, like triggering a GC at exact points in time. This is useful when running benchmarks to reduce the noise causes by a previous run.
The preference is named as such to prevent people from being tricked into turning it on.
Hmm, I thought it was obvious that this recommendation applies only during benchmarking by PluotSorbet developers, not when the project is being used to run a midlet. But perhaps not, so to clarify: if you're hacking on PluotSorbet, and you're benchmarking startup, then we recommend you set that preference for the reasons stated; otherwise, you should not set that preference.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 27.2 ms ] threadSounds legit. :p
The preference is named as such to prevent people from being tricked into turning it on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7hZ8I9G5KA
Another implementation from a few years ago:
https://github.com/nurv/BicaVM