macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News

Re:macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News by edub on Friday November 13, 2020 @11:21PM (#25090267)

Does Apple have a "Release to Manufacturing" phase in their release schedule before the product is GA? A time for all their software and hardware partners to fully vet their product against the gold master.

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Re:macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News by adenylyl on Saturday November 14, 2020 @01:14AM (#25090634)

There have been a series of beta releases since June. (For some reason, they say in the linked page that beta releases have only been available since August, but that's not correct).

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Re:macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News by pfranz on Saturday November 14, 2020 @03:02AM (#25090931)

I don't maintain software, but I've heard from multiple others that since betas are just dumped and things are quietly added, changed, and removed, it's difficult to trust a beta for development.

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Re:macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News by kjakm on Saturday November 14, 2020 @03:11AM (#25090970)

Things aren't quietly added/removed. Each release comes with updated release notes/changelog and typically points out things that are WIP or broken temporarily.

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Re:macOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility News by pram on Friday November 13, 2020 @11:29PM (#25090299)

Presumably the developer beta serves that purpose?

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