---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Mac Pro Testing Suggestions Date: Thursday, 10. January 2013 From: John Carmonne <[email protected]> To: [email protected] > Yes, the loss of Rosetta is a PITA so I keep SL on for > just that. Virtual box can take care of that issue also.
With VirtualBox and every Virtual Machine (VM) for that matter, limitations apply: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#intro-macosxguests /Mac OS X is commercial, licensed software and contains both license and technical restrictions that limit its use to certain hardware and usage scenarios. It is important that you understand and obey these restrictions. In particular, for most versions of Mac OS X, Apple prohibits installing them on non-Apple hardware. These license restrictions are also enforced on a technical level. Mac OS X verifies whether it is running on Apple hardware, and most DVDs that that come with Apple hardware even check for an exact model. These restrictions are not circumvented by VirtualBox and continue to apply./ It is sometimes construed that only 10.6 Server may be used in a Virtual Machine due to the OS X license, but that is not entirely true (see answer by Tom Rose): http://www.itworld.com/answers/topic/virtualization/question/can-i-virtualize-snow-leopard-lion Dispite this “fact” (that the license doesn’t mention VMs at all), most Virtual Machines don’t support 10.6 anyway: http://37prime.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/vmware-fusion-4-1-1-no-snow-leopard-client-allowed/ (Fusion 4.1 did allow 10.6 and 10.7, with Fusion 4.1.1 they removed it and only allowed Server). Once you know, understood and complied with the license (and if you know which parts of the license are legally binding for you, which will also depend on where you live, and in the end—that what it comes down to—if you care about it that much), there is almost always a way: http://blog.iharder.net/2011/07/25/run-snow-leopard-in-virtual-machine-to-retain-powerpc-applications/ 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
