![]() ![]() ![]() OS X Tiger (n-2), which appeared in April 2005, received a final security update on Sept. 2007, on June 23, 2011, almost a month before the launch of Lion (n). Last year, Apple shipped the last OS X-wide security update for Leopard (n-2), the edition released in Oct. ![]() "They seem to apply that 'n-2' rule somewhat universally, even when it doesn't make sense."Īpple has held to the n-2 rule, although the timing of an edition's final update has varied. "I would expect that Snow Leopard is toast," said Chet Wisniewski, senior security adviser at Sophos, when asked today of his expectations. With Mountain Lion's debut last Wednesday, that informal policy - Apple has never put its support practices on paper or its website - means the two editions that will receive patches are OS X 10.7, aka 2011's Lion, and the brand new 10.8, or Mountain Lion.Īpple last shipped a Snow Leopard security update in May 2012. In other words, patches are provided only to the newest OS X and the one immediately preceding it. ![]()
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