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IANAL, but this whole section of the Big Sur license is a bit of a mess to read and understand — for example, per section 2B(i), copies of the OS downloaded fro
by jasomill 5y ago
IANAL, but this whole section of the Big Sur license is a bit of a mess to read and understand — for example, per section 2B(i), copies of the OS downloaded from the Mac App Store by individuals may only be used for "personal, non-commercial use", and downloaded from the MAS only on computers running older versions of the OS.
In other words, for an individual (vs. a "commercial enterprise or educational institution"), both of the following appear to violate the license:
(1) Downloading Big Sur from the Mac App Store using a machine running Big Sur itself, for any purpose: the virtualization section 2B(iii) expressly excludes the term "download" from the phrase "download, install, use and run", and, while the other section 2B(i) applicable to individuals does permit downloads, it only applies to computers running Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion.
(2) Using Big Sur for any commercial purpose, e.g., working from home as an employee, or non-personal purpose, e.g., producing flyers for a school bake sale.