** The Official Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Thread **

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DJLOREY said:
I don't believe it's announced, however, October 2007 is the date so for now most people are thinking 1st October until a date is set :)
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Hmm October usually means October 31st!
 
NickK said:
Hmm October usually means October 31st!
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New rumors are now speculating that it will be the last Friday in the month.

This makes the release date as 26th October :)

New Leopard seed for developers out now *check OP*
 
wush said:
I wonder how much of an issue there will be regarding holding off moving to Leopard because some applications aren't compatible?
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As far as I know the apps will be backwards compatible, so unless they add something that requires the new Core Animation then you shouldn't be worried.

I'm guessing if you do have a app that's using Core Animation then you'd get a stripped down version of it, much like Vista's Aero works for machines that aren't capable of the sfx.
 
My awkwardly worded post meant forward compatibility :)

As in, will all apps made for 10.4 or lower function correctly in Leopard on day one? I wouldn't upgrade to Leopard if it meant having to leave some essential apps behind and then sitting waiting/hoping for them to be updated!
 
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I can't see why they wouldn't work.

After all, Leopard is just Tiger with added bits really.. i wouldn't worry.
 
New Developers' seed just released.

Looks like they're getting closer to a final build , ready for a month of intensive testing in September then finally gold by early October :)
 
New seed available to devs.

MacRumors said:
After nearly a month without an update, Apple has delivered a Leopard update to developers. First, a new version of the Leopard Software Update Client has been seeded through Leopard's Mac OS X Software Update. Once this new Software Update tool is installed, Apple also provides Mac OS X Leopard Client Seed Update.

The new Seed Update is "recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard 9A527 or 9A528" and brings the Leopard build up to 9A528d. The update includes general fixes and is also meant to test the new version of Software Update.

Leopard seeds have been notably absent in the past 3-4 weeks. Apple's October deadline for Leopard is quickly approaching. Leopard will need to be finalized soon to ramp up duplication and distribution for the October release timeline.

Apple's last major Mac OS X release (Tiger, 10.4) was declared Gold Master on March 31, 2005. Tiger was later launched in retail stores on Friday, April 29th, 2005, almost one month later.
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Main post updated accordingly... getting closer :D
 
The latest update (posted in the main post, I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE) only lists 2 known bugs;

Upgrading from Tiger on PPC Macs (Archive and Install is buggy).
HP Drivers are a bit shaky.

Latest download comes in at 6.5GB :)

Looks like a gold master soon!!!!
 
In all the recent builds I've used they seem to have removed the ability to resume video playback from FrontRow.. whether that's a Perian problem or Leopard I don't know but I hope it's sorted.
 
NickK said:
Question is: Is it worth waiting a month or so for them to iron out the show stoppers that could appear first?
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I can't see them releasing a major OS (that's already been delayed) that has a serious showstopping included.

It's not entirely impossible, the general consensus of the users on here who swear updating straight away is OK ; it's usually a solid/stable initial release and you won't need to wait like you do with Windows.
 
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