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> How can a software developer justify stealing software Oh come on. Running a legally obtained OSX installation on hardware you own is hardly stealing. I don
by josteink 10y ago
> How can a software developer justify stealing software
Oh come on. Running a legally obtained OSX installation on hardware you own is hardly stealing.
I don't see why OSX "fanboys" constantly bring up this tiresome meme about OSX being this near "holy" OS which cannot run on anything but this similarly holy Apple hardware.
It's a generic consumer OS designed to work on what is mostly run of the mill X86 hardware. Get with the times.
- cm3 10y agoMy reply is to this Who actually takes software licenses seriously in their own home? If this doesn't imply one's okay with stealing, then I take my comment back. Because you seem to assume I use a mac, I must confess to not owning one and therefore not using macos.
- josteink 10y agoI read it as "who cares about obscure constraints which if violated will severely limit my ability to get support should I need it", not as a blanket licence to pirate software. Obviously in a professional context, you will care about things like support. But probably not for your lets have fun hackety hack project at home.
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- gakada 10y agoThink you're reading too much into it. Most software license agreements have silly rules and restrictions that nobody takes any notice of - at home. Businesses have to be more careful.
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