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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS |
| Date | 2014-01-27 17:41 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <270120141741186474%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <1lg3b3m.17jk9ao1fsb8rpN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <lc346h$j5u$1@dont-email.me> <270120140954036606%YourName@YourISP.com> <CF0AFF0C.A6D19%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> <270120141453543380%YourName@YourISP.com> |
In article <270120141453543380%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > In article <CF0AFF0C.A6D19%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby > <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: > > On 1/26/14 2:54 PM, in article 270120140954036606%YourName@YourISP.com, > > "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > > > In article <lc346h$j5u$1@dont-email.me>, Erilar > > > <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote: > > >> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Given hints like Safari updates, and patterns for usage level and > > >>> timeframe, I'd expect to see security updates for Lion and Mountain > > >>> Lion, but not for Snow Leopard. > > >> > > >> I don't remember off-hand what numbers those names refer to. > > > > > > Snow Leopard -> Lion -> Mountain Lion -> Mavericks > > > or in more useful terms: > > > 10.6 -> 10.7 -> 10.8 -> 10.9 > > > > > > Using codenames is a meaninglessly silly idea which Apple should > > > abandon. > > > > It helps people remember. It's a tool. You can't relate?!? > > It's easier to remember numbers than completely irrelevant cat / surf > beach names. It's also *MUCH* *MUCH* *MUCH* easier to see what the > release order is and know that "10.8" is newer than the "10.6" > installed on your computer. I forgot to say, you'll notice that iOS doesn't have silly codenames, just sensible numbers. Even better than numbers would be to use the year, then you could also easily tell how old your version of the OS is.
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past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-24 11:04 -0700
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-01-24 18:34 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-24 15:59 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-24 23:32 -0700
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 02:29 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-25 08:11 -0700
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-25 19:03 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-25 20:01 -0600
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-26 13:48 +1100
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-26 14:26 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-26 15:58 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-27 13:12 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-27 15:44 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 15:39 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-26 13:50 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-26 17:36 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-26 13:56 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-26 14:28 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-27 09:54 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-26 18:06 -0600
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-27 14:53 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-27 02:00 +0000
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-27 17:41 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-26 22:06 -0700
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 15:43 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-25 19:59 -0600
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-26 15:26 +1300
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-26 13:44 +1100
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-25 13:48 -0700
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 16:25 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-01-24 16:15 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-25 11:54 -0500
Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-24 17:44 -0500
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