WildsideCreations Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 So i have done my fair share of "shady" downloading of patched ISO installs, full ISO DVD's, VMWARE files, ETC.... But.. Lets say I wanted to take my full retail copy of Tiger OS X Intel and patch it myself and get it to install on my own x86 hardware. How would one go about doing this? I haven't seen any topics discuss this. Any information would be great, either helpful of just rambling, tell me your thoughts on this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth OS X Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yea have fun with that considering you need to modify tons of files just to boot...including the kernel which is one of the hardest things. Unless you have tons of spare time and are pretty much a genius this isn't going to be a reality and also it's not legal to modify anything off of the disk. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_defiant Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Installing a "hacked edition" from one of the DVDs and buying an original Mac OS X copy would surely give something to think of to most courts, in case you are sued by APPLE. An argument could be the fact that you have paid for that piece of software and that they didn't loose any money in this whole thing. It's almost like buying a SH mac from someone and then going out and getting yourself a copy of OS X from a shop. Apple doesn't get any more money when that person sells the mac to you, but they do get money for the copy of OS X. P.S.: Given the fact that macs have extremely high prices in certain areas of the world and higher-than-the-average-grey-box-computer in the other areas, it's no wonder that people go down the osx86 way. They should be thankful if there are osx86 users paying licenses for OS X. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaberSHO Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Well, you could buy a copy just to have a licsence to somehwat cover your ass like the_defiant says, but the bigger problem is that they do not sell 10.4 for intel as a standalone product. You can buy a ppc version, but no intel. So you could get a liscense, but you would still need to use a dvd from one of the usual places. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdull Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 You better read through the license agreement. I think apple at least has pointed out somewhere that the software should be used in "proper way". What you've purchased is just "the right" to use the software instead of owning the piece of software. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildsideCreations Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Thanks guys. Gives me alot to think about. Guess I will have to just install it the "normal" way we all have been. That is until Apple finally ports everything over to run native on x86. They will of course. The natual course of action for apple is to port all the "i" apps to run on x86 native; (by x86 native i mean Windows). They have already begun porting the apps to run native on windows. Look at iTunes. Now they have the apple software updater for windows. Why would you release a software updater for only 1 or 2 (quicktime) pieces of software? After all the apps will run native in windows, they will port some kind of a "skin" to run on windows that will look and act like OSX. Think Stardock but written correctly. Anyway, just my two cents. Its either all that or they just start letting windows apps run native in OSX. That, as we know, is already going to happen with the new Bootcamp. Any thoughts on all this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I highly doubt the iApps will ever run on windows without some kind of emulator/virtualizer running OSX; those apps are part of what distinguishes Mac from Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
semthex Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 If you kow a bit of the tricks it is quite possible to build a hackintosh without any downloaded ISO, I do it all the time, it's challanging sometimes but fairly possible. If you want it PM me I will explain some steps to you. It's good if you want to keep of piracy like I do, and if you are living in a cournty, where postsale restricts are worthless, like I do too and want to build a legal hacki. In gerneral it'd pointless if you live in a cournty alowing postsale restricts in contracs, it will always be illegal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I am not certain about this but I believe I read somewhere that in the OS X EULA it states that it is only to be run on apple authorized hardware. I think if you are outside the US and you buy a PPC copy of OS X, you would pretty much be safe. The problem is in the US by breaking the EULA you are also breaking the DMCA which can lead to criminal charges. Typically software companies (see M$) use this threat of criminal prosecution to force outrageous settlements on the offender. Now I may be over simplifying it or I may be completely wrong, but I believe that was the jist of the article I read. Will try and find it again, if I do will edit this post with a link. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
semthex Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I wrote it above, in EULA those are postsale restricitons but luck for many ppl not valid in a lot of more free countrys. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 An argument could be the fact that you have paid for that piece of software and that they didn't loose any money in this whole thing. You could say that. But even then, you are still uploading OSx86 (i.e. Distributing Illegal files) to other people. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Short answer: You don't. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/33823-legal-install-of-osx86-how-to/#findComment-239571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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