On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:59 AM, PeterH wrote:
> > > On Mar 6, 2009, at 6:09 AM, Dan wrote: > >> As for its application here... hacking OS X is >> an act of creating a derivative work, done by decoding part of the >> copyrighted OS. > > Not true of the so-called "vanilla" installs, which utilize a > "retail" DVD with absolutely NO changes to the MacOS modules > themselves. > > > >> That there decoding is illegal. > > Apple believes its encrypted kernel means that ANY decryption of same > is a violation. > > But, Apple's encryption algorithm was disclosed to its developers, > and it is a very simple algorithm. > > Early OSX86 installers DID make use of prior knowledge of Apple's > decrypter. These instances are generally identified as "dsmos.kext". > "Dsmos" is generally taken to mean "Dont Steal MacOS". > > However, an "open source" decrypter, one which in NO WAY uses any > prior knowledge of Apple's decrypter code has been developed, and > this decrypter is now part of many OSX86 installation kits. These > instances are generally identified as "AppleDecrypt.kext". This is > NOT an Apple module, not withstanding the inclusion of "Apple" in its > file name. Of all the various OSX86 installers, what's the group's consensus as to which is best? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
