Actually, FWIW, it looks like it is now possible to install OS X on top of VMware :
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware_how_to Which could be useful ... Who knows - maybe the migration path for "normal" vm's would work? I'd be highly surprised, but ... ? http://www.cloudiquity.com/2009/01/i-want-ec2-cloud-but-ive-got-vmware/ http://thewebfellas.com/blog/2008/9/1/creating-an-new-ec2-ami-from-within-vmware-or-from-vmdk-files On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM, David Lee <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > Legalities aside, os x will only run on a subset of available x86 hardware > - and i've not heard of anyone successfully running it on a distributed / > cloud / virtual / non-physical environment. There are plenty of successful > builds using core2duo and recently some i7 / nehalem successes, but it seems > to rely on the willingness to buy the hardware to match what apple supports. > > AFAICT Apple uses their operating system to drive hardware sales (which is > where they really make their money) and are completely opposed to running OS > X except on Apple hardware - although as recent advances in the hackintosh > project can let you run an unmodified version of OS X (ie, not violate the > DMCA) i'm not sure about wether they can enfore their preference ... it > likely depends on what country you're living in. > > As far as i can tell, you could build numerous monster i7 servers for the > cost of a Powermac if you were so inclined, and prepared to do your > homework, but I'd forget about virtual / cloud computing and OS X. > > If I end up going ahead and building an OS X workstation, I'll post my > findings. > > The standard disclaimer applies: this information is collated from spurious > internet sources. I know nothing first hand. > > - David Lee > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Mark Wotton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> It's worth a try, I suppose, but I was really hoping to test this >> stuff properly some time before the next sydney meetup... >> >> mark >> >> On 01/09/2009, at 5:16 PM, Clifford Heath wrote: >> >> > >> > Has anyone thought about actually *asking Apple*? >> > >> > I asked Microsoft whether they'd provide cloud-hosted >> > SQL server instances for the Rails SQL Server adapter >> > folk to use as a CI server, and they were very willing to >> > help. I personally didn't pursue it, but passed it on... but >> > if MS is so helpful, why wouldn't Apple be? >> > >> > Clifford Heath. >> > >> > On 01/09/2009, at 5:07 PM, Mark Wotton wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Just a login account or two would be fantastic :) >> >> (I want to make sure JHC stays working on the Mac, and it's easiest >> >> if >> >> John has access too...) >> >> >> >> mark >> >> >> >> On 01/09/2009, at 4:23 PM, Gareth Townsend wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I know this guy, with about 110 x-serves... >> >>> On 01/09/2009, at 4:03 PM, Mark Wotton wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 01/09/2009, at 3:58 PM, Gareth Townsend wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> oh. and apparently the vmware solution isn't one :/ illegal to >> >>>>>> run >> >>>>>> mac software on anything but a big shiny machine with a picture >> >>>>>> of >> >>>>>> fruit on it. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I'm pretty sure if your big shiny Apple Machine runs OS X Server, >> >>>>> then >> >>>>> you can have as many OS X server VMWare images running on it as >> >>>>> you >> >>>>> want. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Whether that helps or not I don't know. >> >>>> >> >>>> Don't think EC2 runs any big shiny apple machines, sadly. >> >>>> If I had a big shiny mac server of my own, I wouldn't need to run >> >>>> VMware in the first place. >> >>>> >> >>>> That said, if anyone wants to volunteer a login account on a beasty >> >>>> Mac server to aid the development of JHC and Hubris, please mail >> >>>> me... >> >>>> >> >>>> mark >> >>>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> Gareth Townsend >> >>> http://www.garethtownsend.info >> >>> http://www.melbournecocoaheads.com >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> > >> > >> > > >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > cheers, > David Lee > -- cheers, David Lee --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
