Numberzz Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 If you go to /System/Library/Extensions you will see a file called Don's Steal Mac OS X.kext. It is only on Intel Macs and this is what it said: <key>_name</key> <string>Dont Steal Mac OS X</string> <string>Copyright (c) 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. <string>The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted materials from unauthorized copying and use. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, transfer or redistribute this file, in whole or in part. If you have obtained a copy of this Apple software and do not have a valid license from Apple Computer to use it, please immediately destroy or delete it from your computer.</string> Why would they put that there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 So people don't steal Mac OS X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 i think i am gonna have to listen to jobs and destroy my illegal copy of OSX!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 i think i am gonna have to listen to jobs and destroy my illegal copy of OSX!! Ya, their wording is weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn8k Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 this kext was already present in 10.4.1 ... it's just an information message ... if you delete it, it won't change anything ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scart Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 That is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 why'd they make a kext of it, couldn't they have just made a locked rtf, that cannot be deleted. what happens when you chown the kext? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bliss Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 (edited) open mach_kernel with textmate and search for "mac" youll also find a dont steal message even i lates semthex kernel. ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal©AppleComputerInc Edited February 2, 2007 by bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazubu Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 This poem isn't that useless, it's magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semthex Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 DSMOS (how the short term for this kext is) is pretty well known as the "motor" of the AES File encryption. If you want to get a good read on DSMOS, try Amit Singhs blog. 22 Oct. I guess it was when he added and nice article on the Poem. The one posted above is not the poem, it is something diffrent, but I request you to remove it fromt he forum please. Thanks. /* Your karma check for today There once 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. So he decided very quick, just do it with a a stupid trick, just to fix it with a hack, now he runs with - out real mac. Please don't bind Mac OS It's really uncool too. */ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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