[plug] Hackintosh - update and linux questions

[Garry]

Isn't the DMCA applicable only in the US?

Garry

On 16/03/11 19:38, Tim wrote:
> Not arguing with what is written, but.
> (Assuming Ari has bought OS X from the shop, which is very easy to do).
> Depending on the countries laws, the EULA has been viewed as being too
> restrictive on the users writes for various reasons. (And in a certain
> country, and hackintosh is perfectly legal for this reason).
>
> Regarding the DMCA, there are methods not that don't break DMCA,
> requiring no patching of the disk or kernel. Have a look around for
> them.
>
> Tim
>
> On 16 March 2011 11:16, Onno Benschop<onno at itmaze.com.au>  wrote:
>> Hi Ari,
>>
>> Unless you actually own a copy of OS X, making a Hackintosh as you describe
>> is not legal as I understand it.
>>
>> Furthermore, I'm unsure what the legalities are of running OS X on non-Apple
>> hardware, since there is going to be a breach of the EULA and likely the
>> DMCA when you patch the image.
>>
>> As an Open Source user, you should be aware of rights and privileges, more
>> so than most other computer users today. Open Source and Free Software does
>> not mean illegal, in fact, far from it - these enshrine specific
>> requirements and obligations on the person distributing the software and in
>> my opinion you should do some further research before you jump into this.
>>
>> Having said all that, what exactly do you need to achieve, since "things" is
>> not particularly specific.
>>
>>
>> O
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Ari<sothisistheinternet at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Updates - I'm trying to follow these tutorials on getting my EeePC 1000H
>>> running with Snow Leopard:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.enik.ch/2009/10/osx-10-6-1-snowleopard-on-the-eee-1000he-part-1/
>>>
>>> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=234610
>>>
>>> However, it appears to require access to a computer already running OSX.
>>> There has to be  ways to do these things using linux, right? I've installed
>>> hsfplus-tools on my FC14 file server and formatted an 8GB usb stick as HSF+.
>>> I have the Snow Leopard DVD imaged to an .iso file to be transferred to the
>>> USB stick. But there are other 'things' done with the Mac 'disk utility'
>>> program that I'm hoping for some help identifying and finding linux
>>> alternatives. Can anyone give me some tips?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Ari
>>>
>>> On 4/03/2011 11:42 PM, Ari wrote:
>>>> So, I've got my multiboot system going with Ubuntu and three flavours of
>>>> windows, but it's just not enough. I neeeeed more. I need a Hackintosh.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think I'm adept enough to get it running with the old Athlon XP
>>>> 2800+ hardware the other OSes are running on, so I am probably going to need
>>>> to replace the CPU+Motherboard+RAM (maybe video, too, not sure if I can get
>>>> on-board video working if it's even available). I've never worked with
>>>> virtualisation before, so I doubt I'll be successful getting it running on
>>>> my more recent Athlon 64 X2 5000 system, or under Fedora on another (but
>>>> older) athlon 64 3600 system.
>>>>
>>>> Does here anyone have experience with getting an ultra cheapie core2 duo
>>>> based system running Snow Leopard? (picked it up today at the Apple Store)
>>>>
>>>> On another note, is anyone here planning on dumping/selling off an old
>>>> core2duo with an Asus or gigabyte board?
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Ari
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