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Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>
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Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:02:25 -0500
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I'm not sure why you say installing OSX on a PC is legal and then point 
to a site where it says:

"Please note that Apple does not support Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware 
and installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware may be illegal in your 
country."

The OSX EULA is pretty clear that you're violating the license agreement 
you agreed to when you acquired Mac OSX if you install it on anything 
but Apple hardware.

On 10/20/2014 11:11 PM, Blaine Clark wrote:
> As long as the installation files are legally owned and installed on
> only one machine, installing Mac on a Windows PC is legal;
> http://www.hackintosh.com/
> So to avoid piracy if you want to set up multiple machines for use
> you'll have to either to re-license each Mac installation, or you can
> use any of the many flavors of free Linux with no licensing or
> registration fees.
> Most builds of Linux are free and all the free ones can be installed on
> an unlimited number of machines. Several builds of Linux also have OEM
> (Original Equipment Manufacturer's) installation file sets, also for
> free. Linux Mint has only one desktop style available in OEM, the Mate
> style, which happens to be my pick of the litter.
> http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=22
> Ubuntu has standard download files and from what I understand, during
> the DVD Live Load installation you can press F4 to get the OEM option.
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
> I don't have any idea if the Vinux rebuild of Ubuntu has this feature
> untouched or not. It'd be worth a try.
> http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/index.php?title=Main_Page#downloading_vinux
> OEM installations let you pre-install Linux and when the end user starts
> up the machine, they will be prompted through setting their own user
> name and password and some other details to customize their system. That
> way you don't have to assign user names and passwords and then the end
> user won't have to get into setup settings and changing all that for
> themselves if they feel the need.
>
>
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Christopher (CJ)
chaltain at Gmail


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