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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS |
| Date | 2014-01-27 02:00 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <bklsuaFk9r2U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <1lg3b3m.17jk9ao1fsb8rpN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <lc346h$j5u$1@dont-email.me> <270120140954036606%YourName@YourISP.com> <CF0AFF0C.A6D19%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> <270120141453543380%YourName@YourISP.com> |
On 2014-01-27, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > In article <CF0AFF0C.A6D19%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby ><ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: >> On 1/26/14 2:54 PM, in article 270120140954036606%YourName@YourISP.com, >> "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >> > In article <lc346h$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've always preferred version numbers for this very reason. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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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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