Next Tiger Build?

Yeah I have been wondering the same thing...

according to a "source" that i have. we are useing an old build and apple is several build ahead of us they just have not seeded them yet.

Hector said:

according to a "source" that i have. we are useing an old build and apple is several build ahead of us they just have not seeded them yet.

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Oh come on, you really think Apple are going to let builds slip out as frequently as MS Longhorn - especially with the huge timeframe to the final release?

They're keeping it closely under wraps. Really closely.

They realesed a new Tiger build yesterday, the new build number is 8A171

do they release new builds via software update?

and does the enw build let you multi conf via ichat?

Motha-Canuker said:

do they release new builds via software update?

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According to ThinkSecret the new seed is being distributed by Software Update. This is the first time it has been done this way, as all the Panther seeds were posted on the ADC site for downloading. Distributing the seeds this way should certainly help prevent them from leaking and ending up all over the Internet.

i just got the update and it fixed a minor problem i had that gave an error when copying stuff to my ipod .

it's all good

I think Tiger builds are going to be sparse until Q4, maybe even Q1.

MS has a lot of time to copy right now, and Apple doesn't want to show their hand too early.

The dev preview achieved what it needed to: it got the core technologies and SDK's in developers hands and got people excited. That's really all Apple needs to do publicly for now.

Of course, part of my answer is wishful thinking, since things I care a lot about, like a usable professional iCal are missing from the dev build. Plus, in general, since this release of OSX is going to carry us for a couple of years according to Apple, I want it to be insanely great.

Elan0204 said:

According to ThinkSecret the new seed is being distributed by Software Update. This is the first time it has been done this way, as all the Panther seeds were posted on the ADC site for downloading. Distributing the seeds this way should certainly help prevent them from leaking and ending up all over the Internet.

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*cough* Software Update > Update menu > Save Package

DMG the package, and off you go.

I'm not advocating that, by the way. I'm just saying it doesn't really stop anyone from downloading the package and giving it to others.

also Apple did use SW Update 'ahead' of time to test it when Panther & Jaguar were being developed.

I think in one case before there was an actual update rather than just a li'l text file or something.

Mike

thedoc1111 said:

also Apple did use SW Update 'ahead' of time to test it when Panther & Jaguar were being developed.

I think in one case before there was an actual update rather than just a li'l text file or something.

Mike

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That's true. Each of those (like this one) were real patches, but they also were used to test the software update system. This one simply didn't change anything good.

Oh, does anyone out there have a saved copy of the Panther WWDC test software update package? It has been removed from the software update server.

that update did fix things

it let me put files on my ipod again and it fixed my network issues. now i have an almost bug free tiger