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Apple Announces WWDC Keynote Topics

Posted by pudge on from the but-i-am-just-getting-used-to-the-current-mac-os-x dept.

pinqkandi writes "Apple released a list of topics to be covered at Steve Jobs Keynote at WWDC, May 6th, 10:00 am. Most notable is a demonstration of the next Mac OS X version, 'Jaguar.'"

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  1. New features by norwoodites · · Score: 5, Informative

    Some new features in Darwin 6.0 aka Jaguar:
    1. SMB browsering
    2. auto rebounding for prebinding
    3. gcc 3.1
    4. better pthreads support
    5. better ipv6 support
    6. better pam support
    7. more bug fixes in the kernel
    8. better IDE support for ia32
    9. StartUp Items that can shutdown/startup/restart and will start and shutdown
    10. more right man pages
    11. ncurses
    12. StartUp Items will be startup parellized
    13. tcl/tk updated
    14. gdb bug fixes
    15. file system bug fixes

    These are the ones not covered by NDA.

    1. Re:New features by nachoman · · Score: 4, Informative

      Itching to see gnome and aqua running side by side... I've been doing that for months. It takes like 5 minutes to do:

      1) download Fink
      2) Install XFree86 and the rootless package
      3) Install Gnome
      4) Set up your .xsession for gnome

      I use Gnome for my window manager along side of Aqua. It's got a few issues, but runs really nice for the most part.

  2. Hopefully even more that that by elliotj · · Score: 3, Informative

    I hope there are even more new features. I like the looks of that list, but it would be hard to make an exciting demonstration out of it.

    I'm hoping for a new piece of eye candy. Maybe a new Aqua theme, or some great new config tools or something.

  3. Jaguar Upgrades by Erchamion · · Score: 3, Informative

    According to various rumour sites, there will also be:

    1) Drastically increased finder speeds
    2) Spring-loaded folders
    3) Accompanying Java 1.4 dev kit release