AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has released a series of OS updates to developers. First up is the new build (build 9L25) of Mac OS X 10.5.8. Apple is asking developers to take a look at larger areas of code compared to previous seeds wherein Apple asked developers to examine smaller subsets of code. This suggests that this could be Apple’s final “once-over” of Leopard before Apple switches focus to Snow Leopard in September. Only two bugs and no know issues are know to exist in this build, suggesting a release may not be far off.
Next up is build 10A403 for Mac OS X 10.6 Server. Apple is asking developers to test upgrade installs of the server software itself, in addition to upgrade installs of Calendar server. Developers were also asked to test the releases new Podcast producers with as many third-party devices and webcams as they could.
Both releases come only days after the last Mac OS X 10.6 build (build 10A402a) was seeded to developers. The increased speed in developer seeds could very well indicate an imminent release of 10.5.8 and the declaration of a “Gold Master” for Mac OS 10.6. That said, I do suspect a few more developer release before either scenario occurs.
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