“We’ve received some information regarding Apple’s newest portable, the MacBook Pro, and with it a hidden message for would-be hackers,” OSx86 Project reports. “We were made privy to a text dump from the System Profiler of one of the new MacBooks and, naturally, couldn’t wait to sort through its contents. What we didn’t expect to see was a warning from Apple to those that would hack OS X, presumably to those wanting it to run on beige-box PCs:”
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[…]
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.
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OSx86 Project writes, “The most interesting part of this message? Its placement, found in /System/Library/Extensions/Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext
Despite being a lighthearted jab at hackers, it seems that Apple is taking the pirating of the new OSx86 seriously, since the same kext is not found in the PPC version of 10.4.4.”
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Can the Dvorak plan be in effect?
I love it!!! 😀
This is how it should be!
IF you have ever read my blog–>http://cg5addictmacpage.blogspot.com/ You know my feelings about the OSx86 Project.
Put frankly, a bunch of hacking thieves.
You have been warned. Homey don’t play dat sh&t.
MDN Magic Word: blood
Simple PLEASE usually works better that scaring with a million dollar lawsuit.
So doesn’t publishing this message content constitute publicly displaying the OS in part? Shame on you MDN.
OBVIOUSLY it’s not found in the PPC version of 10.4.4, because you can’t move that OS anywhere but another Macintosh.
Jaakko: I wish it were that easy, but it doesn’t hurt to try (or cost anything).
Originally, it said, “Don’t Do Drugs” but a lot of the programmers complained. It wasn’t specific enough and they wanted it spelled out line by line.
Well I guess I won’t use it on my “beige” PC now, especially after that message.
In all honesty, a message like that is nothing more than an invitation to hack it.
Give it a month or two and you’ll see full versions of OSX x86 on the P2P networks.
Hackers will find a way around that message in a matter of weeks
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It won’t be that easy, you’d have to use a motherboard with the new firmware type, and a core processor. A quick search and I can’t find one of them, it’s probably only available on laptops, and then I don’t believe anybody elses laptops use the new firmware since XP doesn’t work with it.
Some people are honest, and some are not…
Some people will steal copyrighted material, and some will not…
If a lost wallet is found, some people will return it, and others will not…
The friendly warning seems appropriate, but no amount of DRM will keep determined hackers out.
Why isn’t it on the PPC versions? All those poor sods who bought AmigaOnes need an operating system. All seven of them.
That is, if their AmigaOne hasn’t broken already.
Red rag to a bull?
WEll of COURSE they’re taking it seriously. Would you like it if someone stole your baby? Possibly, but for Steve and Co., that just dosn’t fly right.
If apple will give people what thay want (osx os to run on a pc ) thay will make huge bucks and eliminate a great deal of stealing.
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ie. give the people what thay want = mak lots of money
Actually, doesn’t that imply that you CAN put it on another machine, as long as it’s “yours”? That’s the ipod disclaimer “don’t steal music”, that you see on new ipods. And we all know you can dump stolen music on a ipod.
that’s a good attitude. tell your kids that drugs are bad, but when they abuse drugs, let the authorities that make the drugs illegal deal with the crap.
Kids, you have been warned.
Would be cool if there is some software in OS X that fries the processor of the illicit computer once it’s installed.
Installing a few pirated tunes is one thing, but an OS is the most sophisticated object created by software right now.
Dude, just get a Mac.
The iBooks, uh, MacBooks that are going to come out this year are going to be dirt cheap.
Oh, yeah, can’t wait for Jobs to have his own podcast, or for someone to leak it.
“Hi, everyone, this is your humble Lama, Stevie, broadcasting afterhours from a different office each week. Guess who’s? I’ve been looking through this drawer here and notice that someone’s kids are doing well at school, but didn’t make the varsity basketball team. From now on I will provide free basketball training workshops with none other than Wild Bill Walton…oh, and that’s a very attractive wife…what’s this? Ladies and gentlemen, contraband is strictly forbidden. The ROKR was a project, but nothing to be taken seriously. Well now I have to run along to my meditation room for my weekly world domination plotting, uh, meditation session. Peace be with you. Loves and hugs, Stevie”
Dont Steal Mac OS X
Oh but they will, steal it they must
Because the dark side flows strong with them
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Yoda
But if I buy the boxed Mac OS X 10.5 later this year, may I install it on my PC? Or does the license of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard state that it must be run on Apple Mac hardware?
Good Luck wrote:
“Give it a month or two and you’ll see full versions of OSX x86 on the P2P networks.”
Anybody who d/l’s an entire OS off P2P deserves what they get.
You’re dealing with such a small sub-fraction of users, the hardest-core geeks. Even if a cracked OS X did appear, it wouldn’t matter.
I’ll worry when reputable sources start distributing OS X installs for generic PCs. And we know what Apple Legal would do with any reputable source…
T,
I’m sure there’s something in the software agreement about only runing Leopard (or any apple software for that matter) on apple hardware. Also, I’m sure the DRM won’t let you do that without some elaborate work around. While I have a mac, a few of my friends know people who have tried installing OS X on their machines with so-so results at best. Don’t expect the full “mac experience” if you choose to go this route. From what I hear there’s a lot of driver problems etc etc etc. I dunno if you have a mac yourself, but I really think that’s the best route.
Best,
alansmalan
Don’t steal Mac OSX. Oh ok I won’t then. If only the RIAA came up with friendly messages like this they could crush illeagal downloads over night.