Graffle 5 OS

[Karl Kuehn]

On Feb 28, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Vic DiFranco wrote:

> 	Just a question about OmniGraffle 5.0. Will it always be the case  
> that OS 10.5 (Leopard) is necessary?

	There is little chance that they are going to go back and make the  
(probably) major architectural changes that would be needed after  
releasing the code.

> 	For some of us (many of us?), upgrading an operating system is  
> something to do only after a long period of time. We let the experts  
> work out the inevitable bugs and incompatibilities, before we take  
> the plunge. I thank my stars, and those brave souls who first worked  
> out the kinks from the early release of OS X.
>
> 	I am looking forward to OmniGraffle 5, but Leopard requirement may  
> mean it will be a year or more before I can try it out. Not fair!

	I understand waiting a little while, but it came out in October of  
last year... and if you are planning on waiting 1.5 yeas after they  
unveil it, then you should probably know that at that point 10.6 is  
going to be about a half year away.

	I think your timeline is way off. I work for an organization that has  
to be a little slow in adopting new os's (lots of computers that all  
have the same settings, and a list of applications as long as your  
arm), and I consider that we are finally making the transition this  
summer a bit long (but justified).

> 	I'm sure there is a good reason for your decision. I just wish it  
> were otherwise.

	Not being on e of the programmers, I don't actually know the exact  
reasons they have been going with 10.5, but I do know that the  
differences are significant form a developer's point of view.

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		Karl Kuehn
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