Help identifying file.
MattStan
I've got a file called 'Mac OS X 10.2 6C48.dmg.exe' downloaded from a
peer-to-peer system. Is it the upgrade for OS 10.2? At about 80MB it
can't be the whole of OS 10 can it?
Thanks,
..matthew
Paolo G. Cordone
(in message <3F80068B...@blueyonder.co.uk>):
> At about 80MB it
> can't be the whole of OS 10 can it?
Surely not. And with an extension .exe? Yuk!
I would not go near it :-0
Paolo
MattStan
>>At about 80MB it
>>can't be the whole of OS 10 can it?
>
> Surely not. And with an extension .exe? Yuk!
The extension, I expect, is so that the peer-to-peer network (Kazaa)
classifies it as software and not media, textual or data - it is certainly
not a valid executable on a PC.
> I would not go near it :-0
So 'Mac OS X 10.2 6C48.dmg' at about 80MB does not sound like the valid
upgrade to 10.2?
Thanks,
..matthew
Paolo G. Cordone
(in message <3F803DCB...@blueyonder.co.uk>):
> So 'Mac OS X 10.2 6C48.dmg' at about 80MB does not sound like the valid
> upgrade to 10.2?
I suspect it is some developer seed release. It might be risky to install it,
especially if on a computer you use for serious business.
Paolo
George Williams
> It
> can't be the whole of OS 10 can it?
No. See if it unstuffs. Sometimes Stuffit will expand an
exe if it's not a self-extracting archive. Don't use it,
but find out what it is so you can warn others about it.
MattStan
>>upgrade to 10.2?
>
>
> I suspect it is some developer seed release. It might be risky to install it,
> especially if on a computer you use for serious business.
Thanks again Paolo.
I'm not sure what a 'seed release' is? Could it be an early release of some
'random' bit of software for OS 10.2?
Cheers,
..matthew
Don Bruder
MattStan <mattstan--...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
In simplest terms:
Seed release = "OK, all you drooling developers out there, you've been
screaming for something you can link your pet project against, so here's
the latest version we've got that we think is "ready for the world". Be
aware that it's subject to change, but this at least gives you something
to build your projects against until we're ready to go "golden" and
release it to Joe Public and his pals for real."
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MattStan
>>'random' bit of software for OS 10.2?
>
> Seed release = "OK, all you drooling developers out there, you've been
> screaming for something you can link your pet project against, so here's
> the latest version we've got that we think is "ready for the world". Be
> aware that it's subject to change, but this at least gives you something
> to build your projects against until we're ready to go "golden" and
> release it to Joe Public and his pals for real."
Thanks Don.
..matthew
MattStan
Ok. Is there a 'stuffit' for the PC? (It is not a PC self-ectracting archive.)
Cheers,
..matthew
Tom Harrington
Don Bruder <dak...@sonic.net> wrote:
> In article <3F806189...@blueyonder.co.uk>,
> MattStan <mattstan--...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > >>So 'Mac OS X 10.2 6C48.dmg' at about 80MB does not sound like the valid
> > >>upgrade to 10.2?
> > >
> > >
> > > I suspect it is some developer seed release. It might be risky to install
> > > it,
> > > especially if on a computer you use for serious business.
> >
> > Thanks again Paolo.
> >
> > I'm not sure what a 'seed release' is? Could it be an early release of some
> > 'random' bit of software for OS 10.2?
It might have been at one time, but it's extremely unlikely that this is
the case any longer. Mac OS X 10.2.6 is build 6L60, so a release tagged
as 6C48 is almost certainly out of date and older than updates available
to anyone directly from Apple.
> In simplest terms:
> Seed release = "OK, all you drooling developers out there, you've been
> screaming for something you can link your pet project against, so here's
> the latest version we've got that we think is "ready for the world". Be
> aware that it's subject to change, but this at least gives you something
> to build your projects against until we're ready to go "golden" and
> release it to Joe Public and his pals for real."
That's a little harsh. :-) It's more like, "OK, all you developers who
want your software to actually WORK with the new release when it comes
out, here's our latest attempt at it in advance of the general release,
and good luck with your compatibility testing."
--
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X.
Version 1.4: Best cleanup yet, gets files other tools miss.
See http://www.atomicbird.com/
George Williams
> Ok. Is there a 'stuffit' for the PC? (It is not a PC self-ectracting archive.)
Yes, but use Winzip for self-extracting archives (exe extension).
Simon Slavin
MattStan <mattstan--...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>I've got a file called 'Mac OS X 10.2 6C48.dmg.exe' downloaded from a
>peer-to-peer system.
It's a self-extracting archive (which will only run on a PC)
of a beta-test upgrade to OS X 10.2. I wouldn't go near it
with a whip and a pistol.