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Today was update day for our Mac OS X Server machine. The story is quick: installed Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 update, fixed WebObjects to go back to 5.3.3, rebooted. Surprise: my customized version of PHP was replaced by a new version! Why was it a surprise? Because neither the Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 Update notes, nor the Mac OS X (Client) 10.5.5 Update notes, nor even the security notes about the 10.5.5 updates mention PHP anywhere.

Apple, please, can we have granular updates for Mac OS X Server, like we do on basically any other decent server OS? Can we, system administrators, have the privilege to make decisions on what and when we want to update? Why don’t you finally understand that the needs of the IT people are a little bit different than the average consumer? Because, you know, the feeling I get is that you are completely clueless about the IT needs and the way things work. Really.

I like FreeBSD more and more…

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