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Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update Available

Posted by pudge on from the what-he-said dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.3.6 update via Software Update as well as their downloads page. List of improvements is available. In short, the improvements are in remote file server issues (AFP, NFS, SMB/CIFS), OpenGL, ATi and NVidia drivers, Safari, Calculator, DVD Player, Image Capture, and also previous stand-alone Security Updates. Hurry up and get the update! ... and tell us if I should go to get it, too. ;)" A Mac OS X Server update is available as well.

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  1. Re:Are GNU/Darwin for real? by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ?

    In what regard did Apple choose the BSD license? They chose the APSL. And this is loonies in action, not the GPL. Linux & GNU are the GPL in action.

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  2. Re:BAD IDEA (don't do wtf this poster suggests) by Ilgaz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nothing like that happens on mac, besides mac re indexes all manpages once a week.

    "MACHINE(1) BSD General Commands Manual MACHINE(1)

    NAME
    machine - print machine type

    SYNOPSIS
    machine

    DESCRIPTION
    The machine command displays the machine type.
    "

  3. Re:Updates by Trurl's+Machine · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...completely useless...

    A practical solution would be, of course, something from the incredibly rich selection of free alternative calculators. However, the inner nerd in me jumped on the "completely useless" part of your post. First of all, Calculator.app accepts input from standard clipboard ("command-v" for paste), so you can use any hex->dec converter, even something from equally rich selection of Unix CLI tools. Calculator.app is also AppleScriptable, so you can write yourself a simple script (and if you need hex, oct and bin - or for that matter, even know what it means - you obviously can write a simple AppleScript) to automate the conversion. Since Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has chosen NOT to include built-in conversion to AppleScript, you can use something from the not-that-rich-but-still-useful selection of hex/dec add-ons to AppleScript.

    Having said all that, I agree with you that no hex input in Calculator.app is just plainly stupid, just had to let my inner nerd go, otherwise he would harrass me for ages whispering dirty things about Natalie Portman to my inner ear when I try to concentrate.

  4. no it doesn't by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think the poster (or the person he copied/pasted from) just thought the phrase "man machine" was cute.

    It is the name of an old Kraftwerk song after all.

  5. Re:Updates by theWrkncacnter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You care enough to take the time to reply. Mod parent to "dumbass."

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