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Make 64-bit Firefox the default version for new and existing eligible users to reduce our OOM crash rate, increase performance, and improve security (ASLR). | Make 64-bit Firefox the default version for new and existing eligible users to reduce our OOM crash rate, increase performance, and improve security (ASLR). | ||
Users are eligible for a 64-bit default if they are running 64-bit Windows 7+ and have | Users are eligible for a 64-bit default if they are running 64-bit Windows 7+ and have strictly more than 2 GB RAM (so 3 GB is effectively the minimum memory requirement). For users with less than 4 GB of physical memory, there is a trade-off between the larger virtual address space and the overhead of 64-bit code. 2 GB RAM is Microsoft's minimum memory requirement for [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10737/windows-7-system-requirements Windows 7] and [https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications#sysreqs 10]. | ||
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* '''2017 Q4''' | * '''2017 Q4''' | ||
** {{mdone|}} '''October 3''' - '''Firefox 56 release''' | ** {{mdone|}} '''October 3''' - '''Firefox 56 release''' | ||
** {{mprop|}} '''October ~5''' - Migrate 1% of eligible 32-bit Firefox users to 64-bit | ** {{mprop|}} '''October ~5''' - Migrate 1% of eligible 32-bit Firefox users to 64-bit Firefox 56.0.1. {{bug|1274659}} | ||
** {{mprop|}} '''October ~16''' - Migrate X% of eligible 32-bit Firefox users to 64-bit | ** {{mprop|}} '''October ~16''' - Migrate X% of eligible 32-bit Firefox users to 64-bit 56.0.x. {{bug|1274659}} | ||
= Release Criteria = | = Release Criteria = | ||