> The OS is what you use; the nuts and bolts don't > matter... > My $.02 ...
And, the kernel of that OS is copyright by The Regents of The University of California, before there ever was a 68K Mac, much less a PPC Mac or an Intel Mac. One of the reasons Hackintoshing is so easy, now, is the kernel which Apple uses is open source and anybody and everybody can download the 10.7 kernel (for 10.6.7) as soon as Apple releases it, which it is required to do so under the open source terms and conditions. Sure, the kernel is intentionally encrypted, but the method and means to decrypt the kernel became common knowledge ages ago. With a "one-two punch" combination of an EFI partition and a fake SMC device, almost any non-Mac can run MacOS X ... almost any version, too. I had 10.6.7 running on my Shuttle K48 (2.5 GHz C2D, 4 GB DDR2 RAM) within less than an hour after Apple released the 10.6.7 Combo Update, and I could have had it running under 10.6.7 much sooner if I accepted the 10.6.6-to-10.6.7 update and not the much larger combo update. -- 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
