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Several machines are capable of running macOS. http://www.osx86project.org http://www.osx86project.org is a project focused on doing exactly this. However, thes
by avree 8y ago
Several machines are capable of running macOS. http://www.osx86project.org http://www.osx86project.org is a project focused on doing exactly this. However, these machines do not use SMC chips. They emulate the SMC.
- dmitrygr 8y agoBy including the copyrighted phrase in the emulating kext, and thus violating copyright law. Yes.
- Fnoord 8y agoThat phrase is not copyright infringement. Apple lost that case in a court of law.
- pferde 8y agoPerhaps they need to use a phrase that rhymes (see discussion about using poems elsewhere in this thread).
- spacehome 8y agoSome poems rhyme; some don't. It's a weird distinction to make, technically speaking, and not one I'm sure I'd hang my hat on.
- Rjevski 8y agoLink to the case? if this hack actually doesn't work as far as law is concerned then I'm surprised it's still there.
- Fnoord 8y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-01-03/apple-loses-bid-to-keep-software-information-under-seal-in-psystar-case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-01-03/apple-los...
- dmitrygr 8y agoThis is not a relevant case at all. OSK0 and OSK1 keys were never a secret. But they are a literary work more or less so still copyrightable.
- Fnoord 8y agoApple argued it is a trade secret; the judge disagreed with them on that one. So this poem here: Your karma check for today: There once was was a user that whined his existing OS was so blind, he'd do better to pirate an OS that ran great but found his hardware declined. Please don't steal Mac OS! Really, that's way uncool. (C) Apple Computer, Inc. Is not a trade secret.