Mac OS X 10.4.10 Seeded to Developers

[SmileyDude]

It's remarkable how the platform has establised itself in just 6 or 7 years and I'm sure Apple wish for OS X to have the same legacy of applications that Windows and Linux enjoy.

Um, I think that most Linux supporters wish for Linux to have the same legacy of applications that Windows and OS X enjoy. I can't think of many apps that run on Linux that can't be re-compiled to run under X11 on OS X. But, I can point to tons of apps that won't run in any fashion under Linux.

 

[72930]

Um, I think that most Linux supporters wish for Linux to have the same legacy of applications that Windows and OS X enjoy. I can't think of many apps that run on Linux that can't be re-compiled to run under X11 on OS X. But, I can point to tons of apps that won't run in any fashion under Linux.

Yeah, but I prefer to use GIMP in Linux than under X11, and I don't like how slow NeoOffice is to open compared to OpenOffice...apart from that you're right

 

[displaced]

Um, I think that most Linux supporters wish for Linux to have the same legacy of applications that Windows and OS X enjoy. I can't think of many apps that run on Linux that can't be re-compiled to run under X11 on OS X. But, I can point to tons of apps that won't run in any fashion under Linux.

OK - let me clarify

Let's narrow the definition of applications to those which really take advantage of the unique features which each OS provides. Those apps which are only really possible (in that form) on that particular OS. After all, Apple/NeXT spent all that time developing Cocoa etc. It's only been 7 or so years that OS X has been out there for developers to build great apps with. Changing that foundation fundamentally in OS X v11 or OS XI would essentially reset the clock on that. Of course, OS X can run a large chunk of the world of open-source software... but if that was the main goal of the OS X platform, it'd just be another Solaris or AIX.

Only by continuing to build on the OS X platform can Apple build a legacy of applications which set the platform apart from its competitors and that's why I don't see OS X v10.9 as another 'end-of-line' release as OS 9 was and why I see 'OS X' as the platform's moniker, not just a version number.

 

[aranhamo]

USB devices have been the biggest cause of kernel panics for me. That and Finder has ground to a halt when I have my flash drive plugged in.

No trouble here. My USB hub recently died, but just the hub. All the devices worked fine through the hub until it died, and they all work fine now connected directly to the computer, though we have to do a lot of pluggin/unplugging since the loss of the hub.

Belkin says they'll replace it for free, but they're out of stock so it could take a while.

 

[Doctor Q]

Update to this news story



Mac OS X 10.4.10 builds 8R2210 (Intel) and 8R210 (PowerPC) have been released to developers. They have new graphics drivers and a framework for Yahoo synchronization, likely added for the iPhone's integration with Yahoo! services.