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Maxxuss has disappeared. The sites he once updated with patches and materials are either outdated or offline. He has not visited our forum since March 18th. Letters are left unresponsive. It seems the man who was rapidly building his name as one of our time's most notorious hackers is simply gone.

 

So what happened? There have been several times in the past when he has been dormant or otherwise quiet – in these cases, we haven’t reported on it since it is normal for there to be a lull in the action. Sensationalism is something we try to keep to a minimum.

 

But this is more than an extended vacation. OS X 10.4.6 has come and gone… yet no word from the once-resident OSx86 hacker. Indeed, others have now taken his place in releasing patches for the new builds.

 

There are a few possibilities. It’s conceivable (although somewhat unlikely) that he simply decided to leave the hacking of OS X on PCs to others. He also could have been hired by Apple. Or sued. Or jailed.

 

What’s most surprising is that we have heard nothing in so long. Granted, hiring and arresting are both good reasons to break communications, but the whole situation is somewhat odd. We haven’t even heard anything about his other hacking exploits, like we did when he broke the Skype-Intel collusion.

 

So wither Maxxuss? Who knows. He is a sterling example of a controversial figure – a Robin Hood loved by many and hated by some.

 

While the debate about your work rages on, Maxxuss, here’s hoping this article finds you well.

 

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Maxxuss = Protagonist of the V for Vendetta comics. (That or Maxxuss = the universe of all sets?!)

 

Correct! Let's just hope that Steve Jobs is not an evil dictator of a Nazistic country.

 

 

 

WOW! good find!

 

EDIT: why cant Apple put a numpad on that thing?

 

And add a right click button on the Trackpad!

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That's what I think (I think that he was an Apple engineer since the begining)

 

Yeah, I think that too. He/she may even be the one to code the "locks" in the first place.

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You know while I seriously doubt maxxuss ever was an Apple employee.. the conspiracy theory of it all would be pretty good.

 

Apple has one of their own people release patches to allow OS 10.4 to run on generic hardware... as they get closer to 10.5, that person disappears...

 

But the damage is done... a lot of people who wouldn't have used OS X before are now hooked. Sure they can ride out 10.4.x for a bit, but eventually the lure of 10.5 will be compelling to them... which conveniently doesn't get cracked by anyone... and Apple sells some more hardware...

 

it's a nice little plot...

 

it's also very unlikely.

 

people come people go. maybe maxxuss will return... maybe not. either way... things will continue and the name maxxuss will remain a landmark in the history of it all.

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Yeah, I think that too. He/she may even be the one to code the "locks" in the first place.

 

It can't be, because Steve Jobs would have fired him. Or did he get fired after all and then dissappeared? Maybe Big Brother took him out.

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Well I have a full intent to buy a "Mac Pro" (successor to the current "PowerMac" line.) Now that Apple computers can use windows, I might install Media Center 2005 or Vista on it.

 

Until I got involved with the whole "running OS X on a non-Apple PC" thing, I never really paid attention to Macs. I remember going to my friends house a year ago, seeing some weird silver PC with a clunky icon dock at the bottom, and thinking "wtf."

 

If you rearrange the word "Maxxuss," you get "x s u X-Mas." That could stand for "x-treme sales until Christmas." I think this is totally a conspiracy to make us buy Apple computers you guys...

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Another conspiracy possibillity could be that Maxxuss is AMD, an AMD employee, or an AMD sympathizer. Cracking OS X (for Intel) for regular intel x86's and ulimately AMD x86's seems to be in line with his Skype (10 way calling only for Intel Core Duo) crack.

 

Currently, Skype 2.0 offers 10-way conference calls only on Intel's latest dual-core CPUs, while other chips, including all AMD chips, will only allow for 5-way conference calls. It is argued that only those Intel dual-core CPUs meet the requirements - which would imply that no AMD CPU is fast enough. Now, what are these requirements? Is there some kind of micro-benchmark built into Skype which measures the processing speed? Or does Skype look for a specific hidden CPU feature?...
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If you rearrange the word "Maxxuss," you get "x s u X-Mas." That could stand for "x-treme sales until Christmas." I think this is totally a conspiracy to make us buy Apple computers you guys...

 

:D lmao, very creative. Or it just means Max SSux => Mac Sucks. Maybe he's a microsoft employee. :whistle:

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There is a valid email and phone (I think) in the maxxuss.org whois record. Maybe some one could contact him.

 

WhoIs Result For maxxuss.org @ whois.melbourneit.com

Domain Name maxxuss.org

Creation Date 2006-02-24

Registration Date 2006-02-24

Expiry Date 2007-02-24

Tracking Number D117258856-LROR

Organisation Name Thorin Sprandel

Organisation Address 1 Infinite Loop

Cupertino

95014

CA

UNITED STATES

Admin Name Thorin Sprandel

Admin Address 1 Infinite Loop

Cupertino

95014

CA

UNITED STATES

Admin Email maxxuss@gmail.com

Admin Phone +1.4089744286

Tech Name Thorin Sprandel

Tech Address 1 Infinite Loop

Cupertino

95014

CA

UNITED STATES

Tech Email maxxuss@gmail.com

Tech Phone +1.4089744286

Name Server yns1.yahoo.com

yns2.yahoo.com

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There is a valid email and phone (I think) in the maxxuss.org whois record. Maybe some one could contact him.

 

You realize he didn't register that domain right?

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You realize he didn't register that domain right?

 

maybe not...BUT THE SAME PERSON REGISTERED THIS ONE:

 

Domain ID:D105814589-LROR

Domain Name:KONGLISH.ORG

Created On:02-Mar-2005 04:18:35 UTC

Last Updated On:24-Mar-2006 04:05:26 UTC

Expiration Date:02-Mar-2007 04:18:35 UTC

Sponsoring Registrar:Melbourne IT, Ltd. dba Internet Names Worldwide (R52-LROR)

Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED

Registrant ID:C110973391860449

Registrant Name:Thorin Sprandel

Registrant Street1:1 Infinite Loop

Registrant Street2:

Registrant Street3:

Registrant City:Cupertino

Registrant State/Province:CA

Registrant Postal Code:95014

Registrant Country:US

Registrant Phone:+1.4089744286

Registrant Phone Ext.:

Registrant FAX:

Registrant FAX Ext.:

Registrant Email:thorin@konglish.org

Admin ID:C110973391860446

Admin Name:Thorin Sprandel

Admin Street1:1 Infinite Loop

Admin Street2:

Admin Street3:

Admin City:Cupertino

Admin State/Province:CA

Admin Postal Code:95014

Admin Country:US

Admin Phone:+1.4089744286

Admin Phone Ext.:

Admin FAX:

Admin FAX Ext.:

Admin Email:thorin@konglish.org

Tech ID:C110973391860448

Tech Name:Thorin Sprandel

Tech Street1:1 Infinite Loop

Tech Street2:

Tech Street3:

Tech City:Cupertino

Tech State/Province:CA

Tech Postal Code:95014

Tech Country:US

Tech Phone:+1.4089744286

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Tech Email:thorin@konglish.org

Name Server:YNS1.YAHOO.COM

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If Maxuss has disappeared it can mean one of two things.

 

1...He's been caught and dealt with.

2...He's hiding and/or hard at work

 

Either way, trying to figure out his/her identity in a public forum is not the way to make Maxuss turn up with some more goodies for the community. You might make him turn up on the front page news at a trial though.

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I'm almost positive that Maxxuss is a former Apple employee that was working on the Intel Transition when he got fired. Then he probably took some of his knowleged from Apple to the dev CDs and made OSx86

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Have any evidence to back that up? Not calling you a liar or anything, just curious. It'd be nice to have an idea as to who the *real* Maxxuss is. Would the real Maxxuss please stand up? joke> :whistle:

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It's amazing. truly amazing. I feel like I have just read the entire series of X-Files just by reading 5 pages of forum entries on

conspiracy theories, that have already been debunked. :whistle: Mulder & Scully are on the case!

 

For goodness sakes people, leave the person alone. I would Personally like to thank Maxxuss for all the help

on OSx86 and for the patches that have been distributed. If it were not for Maxxuss, I would not be writing this

on my Mac OS X 10.4.4 Compaq Notebook. Maxxuss Thank You Very Much. I do hope you are safe & well.

 

God speed ! :whistle:

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It's amazing. truly amazing. I feel like I have just read the entire series of X-Files just by reading 5 pages of forum entries on

conspiracy theories, that have already been debunked. :whistle: Mulder & Scully are on the case!

 

For goodness sakes people, leave the person alone. I would Personally like to thank Maxxuss for all the help

on OSx86 and for the patches that have been distributed. If it were not for Maxxuss, I would not be writing this

on my Mac OS X 10.4.4 Compaq Notebook. Maxxuss Thank You Very Much. I do hope you are safe & well.

 

God speed ! :whistle:

 

caladan1810

I agree with you. We should be thankfull for his job, maybe someday Maxxuss will tell us more about himself.

 

Best regards to Maxxuss and all of you.

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Most people do not realize that OSX for Intel based macs are just the starting point, the springboard into the market of the Intel based Apple systems. All the work that has been done so far will NOT have much bearing into what is coming down the line. It never has.

 

OSX 10.5 is the real and only target as far as the future of hacking for the "beige box" PC/Macs. People are stepping back for awhile. It doesnt mean they are "Dead" or that they have been taken by "Aliens (ha ha-Insert GLIBBNESS)". It makes sense that this occurs, and the protection it also insures for "Silent" development/hacking. If your not around in what is a "moderate quiet development zone" you can not get nailed to wall.

 

OSX 10.5 is where things start from zero. Many, many, many considerations and implementations are being brought into the picture in this release. This is going to carry forward for a long, long time in the codebase which is OSX. This is where things just start getting good under the hood so to speak. Maxxuss is not gone, Maxxuss is just what Maxxuss is. Nothing more, and certainly nothing less.

 

 

"ever notice when a single cell splits multiple cells, its called a virus?" - Has anyone ever thought to ask if the virus was posing as cell?

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Unless I'm very much mistaken, I think ra will kill IS maxxuss.

 

Now that you mention that, it does seem a bit odd. That he/she knows more about what happened to Maxxuss than the rest of us.

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Have any evidence to back that up? Not calling you a liar or anything, just curious. It'd be nice to have an idea as to who the *real* Maxxuss is.

<lame joke> Would the real Maxxuss please stand up? </lame joke> :D

I think that we should all stand up and salute Maxxuss for his wonderful work so far

 

Could it be possible that Maxxuss has 10.5 developer and is currently working on a hack to release it to us when it becomes avaliable later this year thus tying him up from less important updates on 10.4.x

 

just my 2p worth

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Now that you mention that, it does seem a bit odd. That he/she knows more about what happened to Maxxuss than the rest of us.

It's not just that. If I remember correctly, Maxxuss replied to comments on his blog under the alias "rawillkill".

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