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Perhaps Snow Leopard marks all users as guests during install (with extended attribute or something), then when you have used Guest account starts to delete all
by borism 17y ago
Perhaps Snow Leopard marks all users as guests during install (with extended attribute or something), then when you have used Guest account starts to delete all guest files/folders.
BTW, I would expect it to be in some shell/Apple script anyway, so Open/Closed Source argument doesn't really stand here.
- vorador 17y agoyes, but you don't know which program calls this script and what for.
- dchest 17y agoBut you can find out! http://opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-1061/ http://opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-1061/
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoRemember you don't have a right to modify a script simple because you can. Usually modification of a copyright work is forbidden and I'll bet Apple strictly disclaim any ability to modify which would otherwise be fair use.
- rcoder 17y agoHave you heard of a little something called Fair Use? If you were to modify one of Apple's system utilities and then distribute it, you could easily run afoul of copyright. Simply making a local modification in-place, however, is no more illegal than installing a new hardware driver, changing your shell prompt, or downloading and using Firefox in place of Safari. Now, if you changed some piece of the system in order to circumvent FairPlay, or some other DRM component, then you might be running afoul of the DMCA. Not the same thing as copyright violation, however.
- kwantam 17y agoApple might dispute this given their position on iPhone jailbreaking. (I'm not saying you're incorrect, but being right doesn't make it any cheaper to defend yourself against a dedicated opponent with deep pockets.)
- borism 17y agoOne name. Jon Lech Johansen.
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoUm, those last two words in my sentence ... plus you could have at least got me on "it's probably APSL actually".