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** Reference at [http://groups.google.com/group/mozmill-dev/browse_thread/thread/f2491b768e37ca3c mozmill-dev] thread.
** Reference at [http://groups.google.com/group/mozmill-dev/browse_thread/thread/f2491b768e37ca3c mozmill-dev] thread.


== Security ==
= Security =


A few security-related suggestions:
* A few security-related suggestions:


- Windows
** Windows
   - Support Vista and Windows 7 64-bit systems
   *** Support Vista and Windows 7 64-bit systems
     - 64-bit executable runnable with HW DEP and ASLR
     **** 64-bit executable runnable with HW DEP and ASLR
     - Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
     **** Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
      64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
        64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3


- MacOS X
** MacOS X
   - Support Leopard and Snowleopard 64-bit systems
   *** Support Leopard and Snowleopard 64-bit systems
     - 64-bit executable supporting all snowleopard security features (still hazy?)
     **** 64-bit executable supporting all snowleopard security features (still hazy?)
     - Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
     **** Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
       64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
       64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3


- Linux
** Linux
   - Support 64-bit versions
   *** Support 64-bit versions
     - Support whatever security is generally available
     **** Support whatever security is generally available
     - Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
     **** Optimized for Core 2 Duo and later Xeons with  
      64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
        64-bits, NX, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3


Although some code may slow down ~10% with longer addresses, use of the  
** Although some code may slow down ~10% with longer addresses, use of the  
XMM registers greatly speeds up some code as well.  Overall, I would
XMM registers greatly speeds up some code as well.  Overall, I would
expect performance to be about the same based on other benchmarks.
expect performance to be about the same based on other benchmarks.
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