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I understand that people are usually driven to build a hackintosh out of frustration with Apple's hardware offerings. That doesn't change the fact that it's ag
by wilsonnb 8y ago
I understand that people are usually driven to build a hackintosh out of frustration with Apple's hardware offerings.
That doesn't change the fact that it's against their licensing agreement. Anyone who wants to be able to sell their software in the future (or write software for a company that sells software) should care about that and have good reasons for violating it if they choose to do so. Many people in this thread seem to accept that it's a morally okay thing to do without thinking about it at all.
The site may be called Hacker News but it's full of mainstream software developers, many of whom work for companies like Apple. It's also (as far as I know) always been more focused on the startup scene than the hacking scene. You would think that people who's goal is to build their own business would care about this sort of thing.
- Hamuko 8y agoOur software business is not dependent on shrink-wrap EULAs and neither is Apple's.
- shortformblog 8y agoI'm not a software developer, I'm a technology enthusiast.
- xkcd-sucks 8y agoa "disgruntled customer"
- patrickg_zill 8y agoHN is an international community. In Germany for instance, Apple's EULAs are not the same as in the USA, and installing on a hackintosh is not a violation under German law, IIRC.