3.0 GM to 3.0 Public Release - Question for Developers

[TheSpaz]

GM is GM, there's no way around that. They wouldn't label it GM if it wasn't the FINAL shipping version. If there were still bugs that needed to be fixed they wouldn't label it GM. Software builds tend to hit GM status sometimes months before they're released. All the other fixes that get worked on get pushed out in the first update. Leopard went GM about a month before retail. Windows Vista was GM about 4 months before retail (the same version available to MSDN subscribers what was the retail build months later). I think the non-developers have a misconception of what it is. GM means final and that's that. When software is "done" it gets the GM label. What will be available on iTunes Wednesday will be the same build number.

When is software ever "done"?

Also, I'm already looking forward to 3.0.1 because 3.0 is kinda crappy right now.

 

[jgctx]

Do we think they will update the carrier file with the release on wednesday?

 

[ipedro]

GM is GM, there's no way around that. They wouldn't label it GM if it wasn't the FINAL shipping version. If there were still bugs that needed to be fixed they wouldn't label it GM. Software builds tend to hit GM status sometimes months before they're released. All the other fixes that get worked on get pushed out in the first update. Leopard went GM about a month before retail. Windows Vista was GM about 4 months before retail (the same version available to MSDN subscribers what was the retail build months later). I think the non-developers have a misconception of what it is. GM means final and that's that. When software is "done" it gets the GM label. What will be available on iTunes Wednesday will be the same build number.

Thank you! Couldn't have put it more clearly.

 

[gibbz]

When is software ever "done"?

Also, I'm already looking forward to 3.0.1 because 3.0 is kinda crappy right now.

Care to elaborate? It has been nothing but stable for me.

 

[firesong]

Agree.. There are still some obvious bugs in 3.0... Am waiting for 3.01.

 

[youngjm]

Care to elaborate? It has been nothing but stable for me.

Stable for me too. I did have some minor issues but a restore to factory defaults and reload cleared everything out. Sometimes some pesky settings and files just won't go away any other way!

 

[dizash]

Stable for me too. I did have some minor issues but a restore to factory defaults and reload cleared everything out. Sometimes some pesky settings and files just won't go away any other way!

Stable for me too. The build # is exactly the same on todays release as it is on the GM. If there were any changes the build # would be different. It's a relief. Last restore took a long time to reload apps and media. Here's hoping there will be a quick jb.