globilux Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Hello everybody, I've studied apple licence, and I learnt that Mac could just (legally) install on Apple machine. I want to have a multi-Os based system (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows). But I want not to install a illegal system ? Does the Apple licence autorized to install Mac OS X on a PC completely monted by us (not an apple machine) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 The End User License states that OS X can only be installed on Apple hardware but the End User Licence has yet to be tested in a court of law so its debatable weather or not it is illegal. So long as you have a OS X license I take the view that if you bought the software you should be able to install it on any machine you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globilux Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 The End User License states that OS X can only be installed on Apple hardware but the End User Licence has yet to be tested in a court of law so its debatable weather or not it is illegal. and which court ? could we have informations of that ? So long as you have a OS X license I take the view that if you bought the software you should be able to install it on any machine you want. I'm totally agree with that but, I want to create an entreprise, so I must not be in illegal situation bad spirit for me, I will just run a dual-boot (not fun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 End User Licence has yet to be tested in a court of law Im simply saying it has NOT gone to court yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globilux Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Im simply saying it has NOT gone to court yet. okay, now I understood PS : excuse my poor english level, I'm french Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 No problem, good luck anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 im just curious how you 'completely mont' a PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globilux Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 im just curious how you 'completely mont' a PC not 'complately mount' but just assemble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 PS : excuse my poor english level, I'm french Dont slate him English isnt his first Language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeSuKuN Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Also the License doesn't specify what 'Apple Hardware' implies, if it's the motherboard, a full computer or the hard drive for example. As it is now, you could think that you have installed OSX on 'Apple Hardware' because your root drive is an iPod xD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Also the License doesn't specify what 'Apple Hardware' implies, if it's the motherboard, a full computer or the hard drive for example. As it is now, you could think that you have installed OSX on 'Apple Hardware' because your root drive is an iPod xD. Actually this is what the licence says "This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time." there is no reference to the hardware except that it have to be an Apple-labeled computer. That is very vague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Dont slate him English isnt his first Language. er... in what way did i 'slate' him? im perfectly well aware english isnt his first language, i was merely having a light-hearted joke. his english is {censored} amazing compared to my french! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopeyo Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 if you wanted to install Unix on a nice little box, you might consider hiring a Unix consultant / wizard. Not because you need to, but to make everything runs smoothly. If you want to create a business selling legally-purchased copies of Leopard on custom-assembled boxen, you might want to consult an attorney. Because this issue has not been covered in American courts, no one really knows what would happen. Talk to a lawyer, it's cheaper to get the advice before you get hit with a lawsuit. There is probably no reason that you can't build a box that you have tested with OSX86, but sell it loaded with Linux. And if a user downloads their own copy of Kalyway or Leo4All, you haven't taken money for that. It's just like a car "I just sell 'em, I don't know what they do when they get home." Remember that if you try to steal Apple's customers, Apple will probably come after you. (As if Joe Sixpack has the time and interest to make a home-brew Mac, he'd rather just go to the Apple store and buy a Mac that's guaranteed to work.) What you'd be selling to me is the effort of going thru the Hardware Compatability List, buying the parts and assembling the unit. That's probably 12 hours of my time. I'd pay $100 premium to save myself all that work. But for most folks here, the work is the fun. So you're really setting yourself a difficult model, you want customers who are too stupid or proud to march down to the Apple store, but smart enough to know how much work you're saving them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipperG Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Salut Globelux, je suis certain que tu as deja la reponse a ta question, mais je voulais simplement ajouter, qu'il y'a plein d'autres activities illegal qui se passe sur l'internet comme le telechargement de la musique par des sites torrent etc. Moi en tout cas, j'ai un macbook pro que j'aime beaucoup mais j'ai li'intention de me batir un 8 core Hackintosh pour mons de $3000 CDN au lieu de $5000 avec Apple! Apple son tres hypocrite, car ils facilite l'installations de Windows sur leurs machine mais ils veulent pas que nous installons OSX sur une machine fait pour windows! Une vrais gagnes d'enfoires! Les clients devrait avoir le choix d'installer leur logiciels sur la machine de leurs choix! Je ne pense pas que Apple a les moyens de poursuive en cours tous les gens a travers du monde qui vont batir des Hackintosh! Hope that answers your question. For those of you who want a translation just cut and paste into a French-English online dictionary but the translation is bound to be worng! Just like watching a good american flick which is badly translated in French! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakine Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Actually this is what the licence says "This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time." there is no reference to the hardware except that it have to be an Apple-labeled computer. That is very vague. On my machine I have an Apple logo that you get with an ipod. It might not be an Apple-labeled computer, but I do have a computer with an Apple-label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 On my machine I have an Apple logo that you get with an ipod. It might not be an Apple-labeled computer, but I do have a computer with an Apple-label. Exactly, just make a hackintosh, put OS X on it and stick an Apple sticker on it (ya know, those stickers that come with OS X and iPods etc. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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