On Sep 7, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > , provided one has obtained a license to use Mac OS X. Just like you say, > Apple may not be happy with this, but this is the law in my country
Look closely at that license. If you buy a copy of OSX it licenses you to install it on one Apple computer, I'll wager. And practically speaking, getting OSX to run on PC hardware, while it HAS become vastly easier, is far from the "Mac Experience". There are a ton of fiddly details to work out, a maze of web forum postings to search through to the 45th page to find the *actual* fix for your problem while half the posters are speaking 1334 about stuff they know nothing about, etc. In general, save for the dedicated hardware hackers, it really isn't the way to go. Finally...it's not "illegal" anywhere. Doing something *illegal* will gain you the attention of law enforcement, and put you within the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system. The STATE prosecutes you for crimes you are alleged to have committed. Violating a contract (which is what violating an EULA is, legally speaking) can open you up to a civil suit by Apple if they so desire; Psystar found this out the hard way. The plaintiff can apply to a court for financial remedies for you (the defendant's) actions in violation of the agreed-upon contract. But this is ENTIRELY within the realm of the civil legal system, not criminal, and entirely at the discretion of the two parties involved in the contract. You cannot go to jail (save for contempt of court) as a result of a civil action. All that can ever be applied as a penalty in a civil case is a financial one. Apple has shown no great interest at all in preventing people from installing OS X on PC's, merely doing so for *commercial profit*. (For example, they're not sending C&D letters to websites hosting the instructions. Sites hosting downloadable OSX images, on the other hand....I suspect there's a fair bit of torrent hunting going on.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
