Will I be able to go from Panther to Leopard?

I was going to upgrade my system but am considering waiting until Leopard comes out. Can you jump up two OS or would I have to go to Tiger to go to Leopard?
Thanks

Hi tarynthevirtualassistant,
nobody knows for sure, but taking into account Apple's previous options for upgrades you should be able to skip one version number.
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