Apple Releases Leopard 9A557/9A559 Seed Update

MacRumors · Oct 1, 2007, 04:50 PM

Apple has released a new seed update to developers running the latest versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard via Mac OS X's Software Update mechanism.

The 9A557/9A559 Seed Update includes fixes to wireless networking and RAW image viewing in the latest development build of Mac OS X Leopard. The update is also being used to test new features with in the Software Update mechanism itself.

Apple seeded 9A559 to developers 10 days ago, which introduced a number of bug fixes and user interface tweaks. Today's update does not change the Leopard seed number.

Apple had previously announced that it was going to be releasing Leopard in October, but no specific release date has been set.

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TheSpecialist · Oct 1, 2007, 04:52 PM

Great news! Cmon, Golden Master!!!

I think they are really going to make an announcement soon. I mean, whe're already in Octobre! I really wan't to know when we can enjoy Leopard....

flopticalcube · Oct 1, 2007, 04:53 PM

Airport fixes, hmmm. Does that mean that 10.4.11 will not fix MacBook Airport issues? hmmm

AppleWoW · Oct 1, 2007, 04:53 PM

WHOO go GM!!

psychofreak · Oct 1, 2007, 04:55 PM

I can't wait for Leopard...it really seems to be shaping up to be a solid OS

twoodcc · Oct 1, 2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Great news! Cmon, Golden Master!!!

I think they are really going to make an announcement soon. I mean, whe're already in Octobre! I really wan't to know when we can enjoy Leopard....

i agree. this is a good sign. hopefully they'll announce something very soon

psychofreak · Oct 1, 2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by twoodcc

i agree. this is a good sign. hopefully they'll announce something very soon

My guess is that Apple will announce on the 15th that it will ship on the 29th...

BTW · Oct 1, 2007, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Great news! Cmon, Golden Master!!!

I think they are really going to make an announcement soon. I mean, whe're already in Octobre! I really wan't to know when we can enjoy Leopard....

Yeah, an announcement would help detract from the iPhone backlash. Plus, I can't wait for it.

cliffjumper68 · Oct 2, 2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Great news! Cmon, Golden Master!!!

I think they are really going to make an announcement soon. I mean, whe're already in Octobre! I really wan't to know when we can enjoy Leopard....

I have been waiting to buy a system for leopard, I hope it is released soon.

Lesser Evets · Oct 2, 2007, 05:12 PM

I believe 10.5 was already released on October 1st at 00:00:01...

Apple has recently shifted their motto from THINK SECRET to SELL SECRET.
So start digging, because it's out there and you know it.

ravenvii · Oct 1, 2007, 04:54 PM

Yeah, my $100 gift certificate from Apple is waiting to be spent on this feline!

AppleWoW · Oct 1, 2007, 04:55 PM

Still no counter on Apple site. Think their gonna try and jump it on us?

Bern · Oct 1, 2007, 04:58 PM

I'm sure Steve said October 2008 because they have the rest of the world to release the iPhone in yet and that's not tabled until sometime next year.

offwidafairies · Oct 1, 2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleWoW

Still no counter on Apple site. Think their gonna try and jump it on us?

I hope so. And a few more puter updates

notsofatjames · 04:59 PM

Fantastic. The more updates the better.

kavika411 · Oct 1, 2007, 04:52 PM

Anything to divert our attention from the iPhone trainwreck slowly building.

RRK · Oct 1, 2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kavika411

Anything to divert our attention from the iPhone trainwreck slowly building.

Hmm what can we use to "divert" attention from the phone? I know lets update Leopard...

Bill Gates · Oct 1, 2007, 04:58 PM

Golden Master is just a hop, skip, and a jump away!

CJD2112 · Oct 1, 2007, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Gates

Golden Master is just a hop, skip, and a jump away!

LOL I didn't know Bill posted here

Bill Gates · Oct 1, 2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJD2112

LOL I didn't know Bill posted here

Where else would I find ideas for the next version of Windows®?

vertgo · Oct 1, 2007, 05:04 PM

All of the great OS level changes that were supposed to come with Leopard are conspicuously absent. No ZFS and no resolution independent UI means that the two most revolutionary features with the most implications for the future of the platform are gone. I was seriously excited about Leopard, but every day that we get closer to gold master means that these will not be in there.

The other things, Spaces, even time warp can be done as applications sitting on top of the OS (well time warp would require some kind of version control like svn but still, it's not nearly as great as having a display of incredible resolution that won't require that my old man eyes have to be 1 inch away from the screen).

Unless the surprise feature is an iPhone SDK, a crippled Leopard won't save apple from the whole bad decision iceberg that is smashing into their titanic.

EricBrian · Oct 1, 2007, 05:12 PM

Leopard in October? Don't count on it.

milo · Oct 1, 2007, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricBrian

Leopard in October? Don't count on it.

FUD? Count on it.

The OS is in a shippable state now, it's far enough along that they can ship what they have and just have a software update on release day. There's absolutely no reason it would miss the date. For all we know, they already have declared GM and sent to the duplicator, and these are just testing out the stuff that will be in software update.

milo · Oct 1, 2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by vertgo

...No ZFS and no resolution independent UI means blah blah blah...

Aren't ZFS and resolution independence still in 10.5, just not prominently featured?

vertgo · Oct 1, 2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by milo

Aren't ZFS and resolution independence still in 10.5, just not prominently featured?

No they aren't. ZFS only showed up in earlier betas of the disk utility. Resolution independence as an SDK was exposed to developers in 10.4, but like ZFS, it disappeared in an earlier build of of the beta and hasn't come back.

This is actually a pattern we've seen in Vista as well, revolutionary features like winFS getting culled because the developers were taking too long, the launch date being pushed back (though nowhere nearly as far).

Quote:

Originally Posted by rented mule

ZFS was never a publicly announced feature. So it's not fair that you're counting that against Apple.

Yeah, I know, but it was one of the two features that really would set OSX ahead of its time, as visionary. Other than that, it's just UI differences between OSX and windows, and a couple of apps that are integrated into the OS. Nothing groundbreaking.

Oct 1, 2007, 04:50 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Releases Leopard 9A557/9A559 Seed Update Apple has released a new seed update to developers running the latest versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard via Mac OS X's Software Update mechanism. The 9A557/9A559 Seed Update includes fixes to wireless networking and RAW image viewing in the latest development build of Mac OS X Leopard. The update is also being used to test new features with in the Software Update mechanism itself. Apple seeded 9A559 to developers 10 days ago, which introduced a number of bug fixes and user interface tweaks. Today's update does not change the Leopard seed number. Apple had previously announced that it was going to be releasing Leopard in October, but no specific release date has been set. Article Link

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Oct 1, 2007, 04:52 PM	#2
TheSpecialist macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Europe	Great news! Cmon, Golden Master!!! I think they are really going to make an announcement soon. I mean, whe're already in Octobre! I really wan't to know when we can enjoy Leopard....

Oct 1, 2007, 04:55 PM	#5
psychofreak Retired Join Date: May 2006 Location: London	I can't wait for Leopard...it really seems to be shaping up to be a solid OS

Oct 1, 2007, 04:58 PM	#13
Bern macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia	I'm sure Steve said October 2008 because they have the rest of the world to release the iPhone in yet and that's not tabled until sometime next year.

Oct 1, 2007, 04:57 PM	#15
notsofatjames macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wales, UK	Fantastic. The more updates the better. __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle Last edited by Mitthrawnuruodo : Oct 1, 2007 at 04:59 PM. Reason: Removed reference to deleted post

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kavika411 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alabama	Anything to divert our attention from the iPhone trainwreck slowly building.

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Bill Gates macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006	Golden Master is just a hop, skip, and a jump away! __________________ A good friend of mine once said, "Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers."

Oct 1, 2007, 05:04 PM	#21
vertgo macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006	Total BS All of the great OS level changes that were supposed to come with Leopard are conspicuously absent. No ZFS and no resolution independent UI means that the two most revolutionary features with the most implications for the future of the platform are gone. I was seriously excited about Leopard, but every day that we get closer to gold master means that these will not be in there. The other things, Spaces, even time warp can be done as applications sitting on top of the OS (well time warp would require some kind of version control like svn but still, it's not nearly as great as having a display of incredible resolution that won't require that my old man eyes have to be 1 inch away from the screen). Unless the surprise feature is an iPhone SDK, a crippled Leopard won't save apple from the whole bad decision iceberg that is smashing into their titanic.

Oct 1, 2007, 05:12 PM	#22
EricBrian macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2005	Leopard in October? Don't count on it.

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