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gnome-screensaver Needs 21.1 MB of Memory?

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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – Is it normal for gnome-screensaver to use 21.1 MB of memory? Seems a bit excessive unless it's doing a lot more than I expected. (HowTos)

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