Panther to Leopard upgrade

Can I upgrade directly to Leopard from Panther?
I have a Powerbook G4 running 10.3.9
Also will Apple discount Tiger once Leopard is released?
Thanks

Also will Apple discount Tiger once Leopard is released?
Apple's discount only applies to Qualifying Macs purchased on or after October 1st. There are discounts for Federal and Military employees, as well as educators, and college students. The October 1st discount has an unknown variable which previous up to date programs were more certain about, which is whether or not it can install on a new or erased hard drive, with or without a Time Machine backup. If you qualify on any of your Macs, be sure to hold on to your original installation disks, just in case neither works on an erased or new hard drive. No one here at this time knows if it will, and won't until at least October 26th.
Also what is not known is how well will it upgrade from 10.3.9 to 10.5. If previous Archive and Installs are any indication it usually shouldn't be a problem. However, to protect yourself at minimum backup your data at least twice as my FAQ* explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
At most, follow all these precautions*, which I will update once I get a chance to test Leopard sometime in November:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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    Sep 10 10:37:55 localhost LCA[83]: Child exited with status 6
    Sep 10 10:37:59 localhost Unknown[162]: Launching the Installer Crash Log Viewer
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Process: Mac OS X Installer [142]
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Path: /System/Installation/CDIS/Mac OS X Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Mac OS X Installer
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Identifier: Mac OS X Installer
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Version: ??? (???)
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Code Type: X86 (Native)
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Parent Process: LCA [83]
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Date/Time: 2009-09-10 10:36:12.446 -0700
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6 (10A432)
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Report Version: 6
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Crashed Thread: 9
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Application Specific Information:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: abort() called
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 0: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b78fa machmsgtrap + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b8067 mach_msg + 68
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d9dbf __CFRunLoopRun + 2447
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8d34 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8b61 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x05143fec RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x05143da3 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x05143c28 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 8 com.apple.AppKit 0x00bdbb99 _DPSNextEvent + 847
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 10 com.apple.AppKit 0x00b9d5fb -[NSApplication run] + 821
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 11 com.apple.AppKit 0x00b95695 NSApplicationMain + 574
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 12 com.apple.MacOSXInstaller 0x00006393 0x1000 + 21395
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 13 com.apple.MacOSXInstaller 0x00002f25 0x1000 + 7973
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 1:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e582a _semwaitsignal + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00311681 nanosleep$UNIX2003 + 188
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00347872 sleep$UNIX2003 + 63
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.installframework 0x000abe13 dologwatch + 51
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4fe1 pthreadstart + 345
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4e66 thread_start + 34
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 2: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002de10a kevent + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002de824 dispatch_mgrinvoke + 215
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002ddce1 dispatch_queueinvoke + 163
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002dda86 dispatch_workerthread2 + 234
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002dd511 pthreadwqthread + 390
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002dd356 start_wqthread + 30
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b78fa machmsgtrap + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b8067 mach_msg + 68
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d9dbf __CFRunLoopRun + 2447
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8d34 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8b61 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.Foundation 0x00863498 +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionReallyInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 329
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a964 -[NSThread main] + 45
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 7 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a914 _NSThread__main_ + 1499
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4fe1 pthreadstart + 345
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4e66 thread_start + 34
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 4:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b78fa machmsgtrap + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b8067 mach_msg + 68
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d9dbf __CFRunLoopRun + 2447
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8d34 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8b61 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.Foundation 0x008643e4 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 279
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 com.apple.Foundation 0x008b93c8 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runUntilDate:] + 79
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 7 com.apple.osinstallframework 0x0002dbc3 -[OSPreInstallSizingQueueElement _calculateReapedFreeSpace] + 176
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 8 com.apple.osinstallframework 0x0002e1dd -[OSPreInstallSizingQueueElement run] + 178
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 9 com.apple.installframework 0x0007be54 -[IFSession(Jobs) _runMetaQueueEngine] + 1594
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 10 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a964 -[NSThread main] + 45
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 11 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a914 _NSThread__main_ + 1499
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 12 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4fe1 pthreadstart + 345
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 13 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4e66 thread_start + 34
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 5:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b795a semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e5469 pthread_condwait + 1066
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00314268 pthreadcond_timedwait_relativenp + 47
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.Foundation 0x00866aec -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 453
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 com.apple.Foundation 0x0081f881 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 279
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.Foundation 0x0081f764 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 com.apple.installframework 0x0006aef6 +[IFDTargetController(WorkerThread) _handleTargetRequests] + 1169
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 7 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a964 -[NSThread main] + 45
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 8 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a914 _NSThread__main_ + 1499
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4fe1 pthreadstart + 345
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4e66 thread_start + 34
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: Thread 6:
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e582a _semwaitsignal + 10
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00311681 nanosleep$UNIX2003 + 188
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 com.apple.Foundation 0x008b4c30 +[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:] + 123
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.SystemMigration 0x01a04b69 -[SMManager _suppressSpotlightThread:] + 104
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 4 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a964 -[NSThread main] + 45
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.Foundation 0x0082a914 _NSThread__main_ + 1499
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002e4fe1 pthreadstart + 345
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002d6876 select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 10
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x002b8067 mach_msg + 68
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x005d8d34 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 7 com.apple.installframework 0x0007d48d -[IFDInstallController(Private) _install] + 1561
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 8 com.apple.osinstallframework 0x00018ccc -[OSInstallController(Private) _install] + 552
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00324c8e _semwait_signalnocancel + 10
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x003a05b2 usleep$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 61
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x003c1c68 abort + 105
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 5 com.apple.bom 0x0194fa8f _BOMExceptionHandlerCall + 89
    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]: 6 com.apple.bom 0x01971c01 BOMStreamReadUInt32 + 134
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    Sep 10 10:38:32 localhost ReportCrash[159]:

    a brody wrote:
    Regarding the need to buy the packaged bundle, I keep seeing folks here and elsewhere claiming that is not necessary.
    That's because they have not read, or concern themselves with the license agreement. Section 2. "Permitted License Uses and Restrictions", section C says on http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx106.pdf
    It's been read forwards, backwards, and upside down. Nowhere on the packaging is there any identification of the $29 (or $49 family pack) version as only suitable as a "Leopard upgrade" version. There are vague mentions about it on Apple's online sales page and in press releases. I've read the license terms thoroughly and the only conclusion that could reasonably be conferred is that the $29 version carries a "single user" license simply because it doesn't say "family pack". There are plenty of reports that it installs over Tiger just fine.
    Granted I've read numerous reports and I installed my copy over Leopard. However - imagine someone who vaguely heard about it, walked into a store and bought a copy, thoroughly looked over the box and the license terms (within the disc), and installed it in good faith over Tiger. There is ZERO, ZIP, NADA on the package that would lead anyone to believe it is anything but a copy with a "SINGLE USER" license where the terms don't preclude installing over Tiger.
    C. Leopard Upgrade Licenses. If you have purchased an Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer as long as that computer has a properly licensed copy of *Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it.*
    The emphasis above is mine.
    While this may not be enforced by a software key, it is there in the license agreement on the PDF included on the CD, when you purchase the under $100 licenses, which are also called "Upgrade" on the store.
    There's an opinion that "Leopard upgrade" only applies to the "Up To Date" versions that require proof of purchase of a recent Mac computer. The reports on those installer discs are that they do in fact check for a valid Leopard installation.
    The following has the most in-depth discussion on the subject of whether or not the license allows for Snow Leopard over Tiger that I've seen so far:
    http://www.mackb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/mac/26361/the-29-purchase-price-of-Snow-Leop ard
    This is the best description I've heard on it, from someone who identifies himself as "David Empson":
    http://www.mackb.com/Uwe/Threads/Single.aspx/mac/26361?ArtId=1j5mofd.1pw6lllbtpj dwN%25dempson%40actrix.gen.nz
    If someone walks in and buys Snow Leopard, without written notice from
    Apple that they are buying an Upgrade version which requires Leopard,
    and without discussing that point with the seller, the buyer is under no
    obligation to have researched their purchase in advance and know all of
    Apple's publicity statements from three months ago.
    They are buying it in good faith, and the contract (licence) is valid.

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