Mac OS X 10.2 (“Jaguar”) will become available this Friday.

If you’re a Mac user, this is it. This is the system software that you’ve been waiting for: the stability, power, and flexibility of UNIX combined with the most powerful user interface on the planet, now refined and capable enough to be called “mature”.

A big round of applause for Apple engineers — those folks have been doing some absolutely incredible work the last few years. I never thought I’d get to use a system this powerful and pleasant to use that was based entirely around open standards.

Thank you, Apple.