Kevin Bostic
Apple on Tuesday seeded a pre-release build of OS X 10.8.3, with its documentation indicating no major changes.
The new update, build 12D78, is now available for testing. Individuals familiar with the build have informed AppleInsider that the release notes are largely the same as the last build, with no sign of a Gold Master build being imminent.
It comes just under two weeks after the last update, which came with no known issues and asked developers to focus on AirPlay, AirPort, Game Center, Graphics Drivers, and Safari.
AppleInsider traffic logs have already shown the presence of Macs running OS X 10.9, likely meaning that Apple will be rolling out a large OS update in the near future, even as it tweaks aspects of OS X 10.8, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion was announced more than a year ago on February 16, 2012.
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So what's in this that has taken so long?
Modern OpenGL support?
[quote name="Tallest Skil" url="/t/156424/apple-seeds-pre-release-build-of-os-x-mountain-lion-10-8-3/0_40#post_2291933"]So what's in this that has taken so long? Modern OpenGL support? [/quote] Good question, maybe Intel OpenCL on GPU support. Or maybe support for the new Mac Pro. Honestly though I expect mostly bug fixes as the next major rev to Mac OS is too close. I've learned to stay away from betas so I really don't know what is up. As for the rev you never know what developers will turn up. The important thing is stability.
The trouble is that we are not getting any hints from anywhere that there is anything in the these builds that would justify this wait.
How many betas is this now? They're starting to turn into one infinite loop...
W[quote name="Eluard" url="/t/156424/apple-seeds-pre-release-build-of-os-x-mountain-lion-10-8-3/0_40#post_2292116"]The trouble is that we are not getting any hints from anywhere that there is anything in the these builds that would justify this wait.[/quote] What is it with people today? By its nature X.X.x releases are primarily focused on bug fixes, in the case of Mac OS most people aren't even aware of the bugs in the first place. Apple often rolls new machine support into such releases and other minor enhancements but the primary reason for such releases is still stabibility. So really explain we you feel this need to have such releases detailed before they are released? Are you a member of the entitlement world?