Hi everyone. As I raised the question in the first place I suppose I'd better contribute here.
I asked if anyone could lend / sell / give me a copy of 10.5 for my PPC iMac G5 as a starting point in acquiring the software. I must admit I hadn't fully thought through the ethics of using unpaid-for software within a responsible Mac group but having done so I can see that I have crossed line. I suppose I had assumed that as it is no longer the current OS it was somehow less of moral aberration! I would not ask anyone for access to their 10.6 discs for example (not that I could use them on a PPC Mac!). The 10.5 over the counter software is available to buy through Amazon but is still going to cost about £85 which, as I m unemployed with little spare income, is a significant amount. Anyway... don't we all have grey moral/ethical areas in our daily life-tapestry?... I'm happy to abide by the administrator's raised eyebrow on this matter. Noel Sidebottom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 22 June 2010 11:12, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a distinction between license and 'possible'. The disks that cone > with a new machine usually won't install on a different machine but often > they work on a similar machine. They will always allow you to install to an > external disk, including another mac in target disk mode afaik. > > It's reasonable in my opinion to ask about these things and ask for help in > the event that disks have been misplaced etc. I also think it's not a big > deal for people to ask for legacy OS help forthe most part (you can't buy > tiger now). But blatantly calling for freebies of stuff that can be > purchased easily (and the poster verifies this!) is perhaps...pushing it > rather too far... > > From my iPhone > > On 22 Jun 2010, at 10:36, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Your discs are useful to you if they came with the computer or you bought > them. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <smug%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
