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Tue Mar 9 13:33:03 2004
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From: Albert Willis <awillis@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:31:40 -0500
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Introduction
------------
Good afternoon,
Information Services & Technology is announcing that Mac OS X 10.3 is=20
certified for use by MIT's faculty, staff and students. Starting today,=20=
IS&T is providing technical support, training and documentation for=20
users who wish to use Mac OS X 10.3 as their primary operating system=20
on supported Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X 10.3 includes technologies that enables users to better=20
utilize MIT's infrastructure: several network applications, including=20
SSH (secure shell) now support Kerberos for Macintosh 5.0, which is=20
integrated into Mac OS X 10.3; and a new security framework which=20
allows Safari 1.2 users to access secure web pages using personal=20
certificates.
Other features of interest to the MIT community include:
-- new and faster version of the Finder
-- X11, which allows the use of X Windows applications on Mac OS X 10.3
-- better integration with Windows networks: Active Directory=20
authentication; improved SMB printer and server support
-- integrated PostScript to PDF conversion
-- latest Unix technologies: improved NFS, FreeBSD 5 commands and=20
libraries, latest scripting languages
Apple has documented many of the 150 new features of Mac OS X 10.3 at =20=
http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/.
Known Issues
------------
IS&T recently released Eudora 5.2.3 R2 which addresses several issues=20
on Mac OS X 10.3. IS&T is currently working on releasing Eudora 6.x=20
which is the only version of Eudora that's supported by Qualcomm to run=20=
on Mac OS X 10.3.
IS&T has documented several issues with Mac OS X 10.3 that users should=20=
be familiar with at http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6767.
Obtaining Mac OS X 10.3 Licenses
--------------------------------
IS&T is making a separate announcement regarding 500 additional=20
licenses for departments, labs and centers and 300 new licenses for=20
students. Additional information on obtaining licenses is available=20
from the Volume and Site License Software pages at=20
http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitmacos/.
Deciding About Upgrading
------------------------
Mac OS X 10.2 remains fully supported; in general, IS&T recommends that=20=
departments, labs, centers and individuals continue to run Mac OS X=20
10.2 unless they are fully prepared to deal with some of the possible=20
issues with upgrading to Mac OS X 10.3:
-- installation of Mac OS 10.3 and operating system and security=20
updates
-- being prepared for possible application incompatibilities and=20
work-arounds
-- learning the differences between a previous version of Mac OS X=20
and Mac OS X 10.3
In addition, licenses should not be requested for machines that don't=20
meet IS&T requirements (documented at=20
http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitmacos/) or are scheduled to be=20
replaced within 1 year.
Operating System Updates
------------------------
IS&T recommends that customers should use the Software Update feature=20
of Mac OS X 10.3 to install the latest operating system, security and=20
application (such as Safari 1.2) updates from Apple. By installing=20
these updates, users will be running Mac OS X 10.3.2, the most current=20=
version currently available. More information is available on Mac OS X=20=
10.3.2 at=20
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate_10_3_2.html.=20
Information on Safari 1.2 is available at http://www.apple.com/safari.
Getting Help
------------
Documentation for Mac OS X 10.3 is available at=20
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=3D592, including information on system=20=
requirements, upgrading from earlier operating systems and known=20
issues.
Additional documentation:
Getting started with Mac OS X 10.3:=20
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6881
Upgrading to 10.3=A0 from 10.2 or 10.1:=20
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6889
Upgrading to 10.3 from 9.x: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6939
Security Recommendations: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6938
If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the Computing
Help Desk at computing-help@mit.edu or x3-1101.
Al Willis for the Mac OS X Release Team
Deb Bowser
Yang Gu
Janet Littell
Lee Ridgway
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Introduction
------------
Good afternoon,
Information Services & Technology is announcing that Mac OS X 10.3 is
certified for use by MIT's faculty, staff and students. Starting
today, IS&T is providing technical support, training and documentation
for users who wish to use Mac OS X 10.3 as their primary operating
system on supported Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X 10.3 includes technologies that enables users to better
utilize MIT's infrastructure: several network applications, including
SSH (secure shell) now support Kerberos for Macintosh 5.0, which is
integrated into Mac OS X 10.3; and a new security framework which
allows Safari 1.2 users to access secure web pages using personal
certificates.
Other features of interest to the MIT community include:
-- new and faster version of the Finder
-- X11, which allows the use of X Windows applications on Mac OS X 10.3
-- better integration with Windows networks: Active Directory
authentication; improved SMB printer and server support
-- integrated PostScript to PDF conversion
-- latest Unix technologies: improved NFS, FreeBSD 5 commands and
libraries, latest scripting languages
Apple has documented many of the 150 new features of Mac OS X 10.3 at=20
http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/.
Known Issues
------------
IS&T recently released Eudora 5.2.3 R2 which addresses several issues
on Mac OS X 10.3. IS&T is currently working on releasing Eudora 6.x
which is the only version of Eudora that's supported by Qualcomm to
run on Mac OS X 10.3.
IS&T has documented several issues with Mac OS X 10.3 that users
should be familiar with at http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6767.
Obtaining Mac OS X 10.3 Licenses
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</x-tad-smaller></smaller></smaller></fontfamily></fixed>IS&T is
making a separate announcement regarding 500 additional licenses for
departments, labs and centers and 300 new licenses for students.
Additional information on obtaining licenses is available from the
Volume and Site License Software pages at
http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitmacos/.
Deciding About Upgrading
------------------------
Mac OS X 10.2 remains fully supported; in general, IS&T recommends
that departments, labs, centers and individuals continue to run Mac OS
X 10.2 unless they are fully prepared to deal with some of the
possible issues with upgrading to Mac OS X 10.3:
-- installation of Mac OS 10.3 and operating system and security
updates
-- being prepared for possible application incompatibilities and
work-arounds
-- learning the differences between a previous version of Mac OS X
and Mac OS X 10.3
In addition, licenses should not be requested for machines that don't
meet IS&T requirements (documented at
http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitmacos/) or are scheduled to be
replaced within 1 year.=20
Operating System Updates
------------------------
IS&T recommends that customers should use the Software Update feature
of Mac OS X 10.3 to install the latest operating system, security and
application (such as Safari 1.2) updates from Apple. By installing
these updates, users will be running Mac OS X 10.3.2, the most current
version currently available. More information is available on Mac OS X
10.3.2 at
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate_10_3_2.html.
Information on Safari 1.2 is available at http://www.apple.com/safari.
Getting Help
------------
Documentation for Mac OS X 10.3 is available at
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=3D592, including information on system
requirements, upgrading from earlier operating systems and known
issues.
Additional documentation:
Getting started with Mac OS X 10.3:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6881
Upgrading to 10.3=A0 from 10.2 or 10.1:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6889
Upgrading to 10.3 from 9.x: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6939
Security Recommendations: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=3D6938
If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the Computing
Help Desk at computing-help@mit.edu or x3-1101.
Al Willis for the Mac OS X Release Team
Deb Bowser
Yang Gu
Janet Littell
Lee Ridgway
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