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Mac OS X 10.5.6 update could be ready by Friday

by Robert Palmer Nov 17th 2008 at 3:00PM

Ars Technica's Chris Foresman notes that test builds of Leopard's newest update, version 10.5.6, are arriving more frequently, perhaps signaling that the software is nearly ready for the public.

Build 9G38, the latest, notes that there are no known issues with the build, a crucial last step in the development process. Prior builds addressed issues with MobileMe, Time Machine reliability over AFP, Mail, and a long list of other "focus areas." The build was released last week.

Foresman closed by saying "though the signs point to a release soon ... I do not recommend holding your breath." Always good advice.



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NE

Good thing no one held their breath

November 26 2008 at 9:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
simon.hepworth

but Mike, 10.5.x to 10.5.x is free

November 20 2008 at 10:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nelson

What I would LOVE in Finder is the ability to right click and perform actions (like rename) in Save, Save As..., etc boxes. Windows is a lot more flexible, giving those sort of shell commands to you anywhere you can see the file. That is about the only thing that annoys me about Mac OS X though :)

November 20 2008 at 7:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe Barger

I just found the efix usb dongle at efixusb.com that allows me to install my purchased OS Mac on a regular pc no strings attached.

November 19 2008 at 11:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jago

@Kitty and Mike. This article is about the 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 update. Not the 10.5 to 10.6 update.

I understand the numbers can be confusing ;-)

November 19 2008 at 6:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alex

The word derrr... springs to mind

November 18 2008 at 7:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

Point releases are free? Since when? Last time I checked people upgrading from 10.4 to 10.5 needed to pay.

November 17 2008 at 10:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Ad P

Don't you mean point point releases rather than point releases?

November 30 2008 at 6:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kailie Quinn

*sighs and gest out wallet*

November 17 2008 at 7:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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NoAndThen

get out your wallet for what? Looking at the silly face you made on your license?

10.x.x updates have always been free, it's point releases (i.e., 10.6) that cost money.

And then, that's only if you don't have any friends with excess software funds.... even if those friends happen to be scattered across a tracker.

November 17 2008 at 7:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Colin P

I assume you must be new to Mac, because point releases are always free.

November 17 2008 at 8:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
billbert

Will this fix the "Not being able to use an external display" issue?

I wasn't happy when I had to reinstall the OS to get 10.5.4 back so I could use my Apple-made display...

November 17 2008 at 5:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon

I don't know where the Friday prediction came from... it doesn't seem any more likely than any other day. The fact that the last one came one week after the last beta patch is meaningless.

November 17 2008 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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