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I think ‘Lynx’ would be neat, as it is the last major version before OS X 11 (or whatever they will call it), linking it to the next generation. It also reminds
by Samuel_Michon 14y ago
I think ‘Lynx’ would be neat, as it is the last major version before OS X 11 (or whatever they will call it), linking it to the next generation. It also reminds us of the lowly text web browser and the fact that the web is only 20 years old.
- evan_ 14y agoYou don't think they'll do OS X 10.10?
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoEm, no. Of all the possibilities, I’d say that is one of the least likely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Sequence-based_identifiers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Sequence-ba...
- evan_ 14y agoAre you sure you read that correctly? I quote: > In this system, the third digit (instead of the second digit) denotes a minor release, and a fourth digit (instead of the third digit) denotes bug-fix/revision releases. Because the first digit is always 10, and because the subsequent digits are not decimals, but incremental values, it is likely that a hypothetical 11th major version of OSX, should it exist, would be labeled "10.10" rather than "11.0". They did 10.4.10 and 10.4.11 so I'd say its within the realm of possibility.
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoAll very good points. I think it would look silly, but sure, it’s possible. However, I think Apple would only choose it if the version after 10.9 didn’t look all too different from 10.9. If they did some kind of UI overhaul, it would be a good time to jump to a new major version – maybe even ‘OS XI’ or ‘OS 11’.