---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Change machine specific installer requirements Date: Montag 19 Juli 2010N From: John Carmonne <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
> So according to the computer police if you lost the disks over the years by > law you must destroy that orphaned Mac?? No, you can always install Linux :-) (this had to come… sorry for the inconvenience…) My approach is this: because the original software will only run on this model of Mac, it is always okay to install a copy of the shipped Mac OS on this very Mac. Example: The Power Mac G5 “Late 2005” came with Mac OS X 10.4.2 pre-installed and with the original installation disc+bundled software. Suppose these discs were lost, you got the Mac (bought it or whatever) and the hard drive is broken. It *can only be* legal and okay to install Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on it. You won't get the original software bundle back, but at least you will get the operating system right. So, what is illegal about that? Okay, suppose you bought the Mac on eBay. The seller was a bit greedy and wants to sell the installation discs separately to make more money. You didn't get them, so someone else must have recieved them. But according to the SLA these discs are only to be installed on a specific model, right? They are not retail. So, the buyer is making something illegal if (s)he installs it on a different Mac. There we are again, you can safely install a *copy* of the shipped Mac OS version on your Mac without the original discs. Another hint, packed in a fictive and completely nonsense example: suppose 500 Power Macs G7 Late 2010 were build. If this were the case, also 500 original installation discs of Mac OS X 10.6/PPC were to be shipped with them. So, if someone else buys one of them and destroys the union of hardware and bundled software, (s)he still cannot install it on an other Mac *legally*. Thus, the 500 Power Macs will *always* run the legal software, wheather installed from the original media or from copies. Am I right, or did I miss an importaint detail? Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
