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> You can't build an app for iOS or OSX on a Windows or a Linux machine. If there's a large exodus of developers away from Apple devices then there'll be a resu
by anfogoat 10y ago
> You can't build an app for iOS or OSX on a Windows or a Linux machine. If there's a large exodus of developers away from Apple devices then there'll be a resulting drop in the number of apps available in their app stores.
I wonder. I've been running OSX in a KVM guest and it's been surprisingly trouble free and smooth via ARD (remote desktop).
- karmajunkie 10y agoWhat's the host machine? I was under the impression that OSX would only run on apple hardware in a vm – is that no longer the case?
- anfogoat 10y agoThe host is a white box Haswell system so this is not Apple hardware. Sierra _can_ be virtualized on non-Apple PC but you'll need to use a bootloader that supports it and build a customized .iso[1] from the install medium downloaded from AppStore. I believe the same goes for Yosemite and El Capitan. So no, it is no longer the case. It is still prohibited by the EULA though. [1] https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/blob/master/create_install_iso.sh https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/blob/master/create_install...
- thrill 10y agoIt's been about two years since I asked the question, but Apple refused to license the use of OSX under a VM when the enterprise I worked for needed to setup a number of systems for offshore developers to work with.
- anfogoat 10y agoThis is still the case as far as I know. This is not a viable option for a business entity. Probably not even for an individual depending on what you do with it and how ok you are with breaking the EULA.