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> A scanner still relies on macOS so, even though it's a virtualised macOS instance running atop Linux, it's still macOS. Many people believe this violates the
by PascLeRasc 5y ago
> A scanner still relies on macOS so, even though it's a virtualised macOS instance running atop Linux, it's still macOS.
Many people believe this violates the macOS license. Do you have a different read on it?
https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macOS1014.pdf https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macOS1014.pdf
- david_allison 5y ago> A scanner still relies on macOS so, even though it's a virtualised macOS instance running atop Linux (on an Mac Mini), it's still macOS. Note the parens. It's on Apple-branded hardware, so IANAL, but that's more likely to be kosher.
- named-user 5y agoIt does not. As long as you own the physical hardware you are okay to install on virtualized hardware.
- skuhn 5y agoThe scenario from the post is acceptable only because it is running on a Mac Mini running Linux. If it were running on any non-Apple hardware it would not be permissible -- even if he bought an Mac Mini and never used to attempt to "buy a seat", because the Apple license states: "The grants set forth in this License do not permit you to, and you agree not to, install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so."