Apple Announces WWDC Keynote Topics 17
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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New features (Score:5, Informative)
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.
Re:New features (Score:1)
Does that mean a complete pthreads implementation or just better than the one that already exists. I'm itching to get gnome and aqua running side by side.
Re:New features (Score:1)
Re:New features (Score:4, Informative)
1) download Fink
2) Install XFree86 and the rootless package
3) Install Gnome
4) Set up your
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.
Re:New features (Score:1)
Hopefully even more that that (Score:3, Informative)
I'm hoping for a new piece of eye candy. Maybe a new Aqua theme, or some great new config tools or something.
Re:Hopefully even more that that (Score:3, Interesting)
Jaguar Upgrades (Score:3, Informative)
1) Drastically increased finder speeds
2) Spring-loaded folders
3) Accompanying Java 1.4 dev kit release
WWJD (Score:2)
as in, What Would Jobs Do, of course.
if any of you remember those jesus things from a couple years ago...