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Provide sources. Multiple acquittances have been working on custom built Hackintoshes for years without _any_ issues from Apple.

by adamors 10y ago

emeraldd 10y ago
Previous success does not mean it's a good or advisable idea. This is the kind of thing companies will tolerate until they decide not too and then drop a horde of lawyers on a few 'examples'.
- jzig 10y ago
  I guess it's just a matter risk tolerance then.
edko 10y ago
The source is the license agreement for macOS. It explicitly says that the software is licensed to run on Apple branded computers. If you run it elsewhere you are running it unlicensed. Can you also provide a source? Would your acquaintances mind if you provided links to the apps they have developed with their Hackintoshes for years?
- adamors 10y ago
  If you are talking about the Apple EULA, that is not enforceable in the EU.
  - fulafel 10y ago
    That loophole was an argument back when you could buy a copy of OS X on DVD, but is there any current way of obtaining a legal copy of OS X separately?
    - citruspi 10y ago
      Looks like you can purchase a USB drive with the OS X El Capitan installer[0] from SanDisk(?) via Amazon. You can purchase Snow Leopard[0], Lion[1], and Mountain Lion[2] directly from the Apple Store, but Snow Leopard looks like a DVD and Lion and Mountain Lion look like Mac App Store codes, and you'd need an existing macOS installation in that case. You can also purchase an OS X Lion USB installation drive[4] from Apple via Amazon. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Included/dp/B015HCZDJS https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Include... [1]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow... [2]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion [3]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lio... [4]: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B0065V30NM https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B006...

Provide sources. Multiple acquittances have been working on custom built Hackintoshes for years without _any_ issues from Apple.

by adamors 10y ago

Provide sources. Multiple acquittances have been working on custom built Hackintoshes for years without _any_ issues from Apple.

emeraldd 10y ago

Previous success does not mean it's a good or advisable idea. This is the kind of thing companies will tolerate until they decide not too and then drop a horde of lawyers on a few 'examples'.

jzig 10y ago
I guess it's just a matter risk tolerance then.

edko 10y ago

The source is the license agreement for macOS. It explicitly says that the software is licensed to run on Apple branded computers. If you run it elsewhere you are running it unlicensed. Can you also provide a source? Would your acquaintances mind if you provided links to the apps they have developed with their Hackintoshes for years?

adamors 10y ago
If you are talking about the Apple EULA, that is not enforceable in the EU.
- fulafel 10y ago
  That loophole was an argument back when you could buy a copy of OS X on DVD, but is there any current way of obtaining a legal copy of OS X separately?
  - citruspi 10y ago
    Looks like you can purchase a USB drive with the OS X El Capitan installer[0] from SanDisk(?) via Amazon. You can purchase Snow Leopard[0], Lion[1], and Mountain Lion[2] directly from the Apple Store, but Snow Leopard looks like a DVD and Lion and Mountain Lion look like Mac App Store codes, and you'd need an existing macOS installation in that case. You can also purchase an OS X Lion USB installation drive[4] from Apple via Amazon. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Included/dp/B015HCZDJS https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Include... [1]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow... [2]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion [3]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lio... [4]: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B0065V30NM https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B006...