Apple Seeds Potential Golden Master Mac OS X 10.6.6 Build 10J537 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.6, known as Build 10J537, to developers. The update comes four weeks after the initial developer build was seeded to developers even before Mac OS X 10.6.5 saw its public release.

Interestingly, we've been told that the new build is being listed as a golden master version for those accessing it through the Mac App Store developer program. The designation would suggest that Apple is preparing to release this version to the public in the near future. The listing for regular Mac developers not participating in the Mac App Store aspect of the program appears, however, to not carry any mention of it being a golden master build.

Mac OS X 10.6.6 Build 10J537 offers "developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts" and the seed notes ask developers to focus their testing efforts on Bonjour, Dock, OpenGL, Printing and Spotlight. The build weighs in at 1000 MB as a combo update.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Potential Golden Master Mac OS X 10.6.6 Build 10J537 to Developers

 

[GroundLoop]

This will be out before December 17th. Looking forward to what the App Store offers.

GL

 

[lifeinhd]

I hope Apple isn't turning into M$ with a major OS update per week. I liked to use that hyperbole to laugh at Windows users.

 

[goobot]

I hope Apple isn't turning into M$ with a major OS update per week. I liked to use that hyperbole to laugh at Windows users.

they are adding stuff jezz.

 

[Cougarcat]

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Lifeinhd, They want to get the AppStore out by Christmas.

 

[CFreymarc]

I hope Apple isn't turning into M$ with a major OS update per week. I liked to use that hyperbole to laugh at Windows users.

I don't think it will get that bad.

Looking at the schedule, it looks like they wanted to get an OS X update out that gels with the iOS 4.2 update last month in time for Christmas break.

As far a product releases goes; iPhone 4, iPad, new iPod's, Mac Air and a bunch of great software is very well done. That is not even mentioning the Beatles and MJ's new stuff on iTunes. This was a banner year.

Also, this OS X release is a few days before the annual Apple Christmas party. I'm sure it will be a good one. Who knows maybe Paul or Ringo will be there to sing. I doubt if they could schedule Paul but Ringo loves to do corporate gigs. Anyone here going?

 

[BenRoethig]

Sounds like a pretty hefty update if it weighs in at a gig.

 

[Xavier]

Wonder what is new with the Dock

 

[projectle]

I sure hope that this is not the GM...

The "Important Information" screen of the Installer package is:
TBD

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TBD.
TBD.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

An App Store for the Mac would add to the Holiday Sales....

 

[iansilv]

I'm holding off on the new iLife until I can get it on the mac app store. The convenience of the iphone app store's updates is just too nice.

 

[fyrefly]

Biggest question: Does this allow AirPrint to work from iOS 4.2 devices to OSX Shared printers with a "hacktivator"?

 

[marshallbedsaul]

great time to own mac

 

[shartypants]

That was quick, must be stuff they really want out there soon.

 

[Cougarcat]

Wonder what is new with the Dock

When you buy an app from the store, it downloads and installs automatically in the Dock. It was shown in the Lion keynote.

 

[commander.data]

Finally full support for OpenGL 3.x?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-4000-mac-us.html

¹ OpenGL 3.1 on Mac OSX, OpenGL 4.1 on Windows using Bootcamp

nVidia's spec page for the Quadro 4000 still states that OpenGL 3.1 is supported under OS X even after I asked Ars Technica to talk to nVidia and they acknowledged that only OpenGL 2.1 is supported right now. Hopefully, nVidia is just jumping the gun and OpenGL 3.1 is coming for Snow Leopard rather than being a "new" feature for Lion.

 

[Dr.Pants]

Better graphical performance....

please?

((I'm satisfied with how it runs, but we all know it could be better))

 

[Madd the Sane]

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I'm pretty sure there will be new nVidia drivers. I doubt OpenGL support will go beyond 2.1 until Lion.

 

[Sedulous]

I sure hope that this is not the GM...

The "Important Information" screen of the Installer package is:
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That's a lot of TBD.

 

[RichardBeer]

The rather quick unveiling of the 10.6.6 update led me to believe that it was to be a small incremental update to add support for Airplay and primarily for accommodating the App Store. However the near 1GB file size of this update build makes me wonder otherwise.. providing the large size isn't some temporary thing that only developers need care about.

In regards to the App Store itself, the presence of an alternative of downloading software the old school way places this outside the question of control restriction that is associated with the iOS counterpart. The App store on the OS X platform has the potential to be a very useful and convenient tool for finding good standards of software; it reminds me in fact of the package manager and Software Centre in the Linux Ubuntu OS which I always thought was a good idea as it cuts down the fuss and saves time.

 

[Žalgiris]

I hope Apple isn't turning into M$ with a major OS update per week. I liked to use that hyperbole to laugh at Windows users.

10.6.6 will be mostly Mac App Store, because it's system related update (not like iTunes or iWork), so they are doing 10.6.x update.

 

[Azathoth]

I hope Apple isn't turning into M$ with a major OS update per week. I liked to use that hyperbole to laugh at Windows users.

I think quite a bit also has to do with security updates - 131 and 28 patches for the past two OS X updates - Apple tends to bundle them whereas MS releases them on a regular basis.

 

[weckart]

Sounds like a pretty hefty update if it weighs in at a gig.

Apple doesn't do lean and mean patches. It seems to be find and replace.

 

[commander.data]

The rather quick unveiling of the 10.6.6 update led me to believe that it was to be a small incremental update to add support for Airplay and primarily for accommodating the App Store. However the near 1GB file size of this update build makes me wonder otherwise.. providing the large size isn't some temporary thing that only developers need care about.

I don't know why people are worried about 1000MB seeming big. The description of the seed clearly said it's a combo update. The 10.6.5 combo update is 977MB so it only grew by 23MB, which is very small for a point update.

 

[MeAngry]

Yep, the delta update (which most users will get) is only about 25 MB in size. So it's just the app store, maybe AirPrint improvements and some new OpenGL and/or graphics drivers.