On Sep 16, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Remco Post wrote:
Given that there are about 0 new features in 10.6 (according to apple), I don't expect that IBM will have to change anything in the TSM client. Apple even forgot to use zfs as an option for the root filesystem.... Anyway, I guess we'll have to wait for IBM to finish testing the client on MacOS X.6 to formally state that it is supported.
Snow Leopard does add some new features; but the purpose of the release is to construct infrastructure as the basis for further OS X development (and cross-hardware-pollination with iPhone and the upcoming tablet). The internal changes can have a significant impact upon applications, depending upon what they are doing. Apple wanted to pursue ZFS; but complications with Sun's licensing terms, and then the situation with Sun in general in the Oracle transition, resulted in uncertain conditions. Last year, IBM had made noises of increased partnership with Apple, but it appears that TSM has once again waited for general availability of a new OS X release before embarking upon development to accommodate it, which once again disappoints the customer base. Richard Sims
