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Apple To Distribute OS X Lion via the Mac App Store

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-miss-dvds dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple this Summer is expected to release Mac OS X Lion. As opposed to other OS X releases, however, Lion will also be available for purchase via the Mac App Store, further solidifying Apple's efforts to make the Mac App Store an integral part of the Mac user experience." A lot of questions surrounding this related to the ability to make bootable disks. And also, why don't they just use apt-get? I gotta admit: it makes me nervous getting my OS from an App Store — which is strange considering how many kernels I've downloaded, built and booted over the years.

3 of 517 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Can someone step up to the plate? by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 5, Informative

    With the advent of App Store for OS X and problems getting GPL software in app stores (how to distribute source?), what is needed is an open source app store.

    Can someone port Synaptic (or any other repository-based system) to OS X and Windows? The benefits are huge and should be obvious.

    I'm not a programmer, but wouldn't mind paying a token sum to get a free app store for OS X.

    You've already got 3 repository type systems for OSX : Fink, MacPorts and Homebrew.

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  2. Re:Macs will be a closed platform in the end by ZorinLynx · · Score: 4, Informative

    Type >console as the username and no password.

    Viola.

    It's still there. Stop spreading FUD.

  3. Re:Bootable by stewbacca · · Score: 4, Informative

    No kidding. Not only does Apple NOT prohibit disk imaging, they include the software to do so with every Mac and provide directions on how to do it:

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh3.html

    As usual, a FUDdy claim about Macs is easily squashed with a tiny amount of exposure to the platform and a google search.