Sorry, me again - Apple now officially support OS X snow leopard server - as long as it's being run on Apple hardware:
http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/01/virtual-leopa-1.html On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:35 PM, David Lee <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
