Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:26:57 +0100 From: Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> To: Sean Cavanaugh <Millenia2000@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ports on Macbook Message-ID: <49A965D1.7080309@bah.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY126-DS4439E519C86F5EB0F96F9CAAB0@phx.gbl> References: <630286c70902270134u18505882xbabf547190ae8747@mail.gmail.com> <20090227114529.GC91411@orion.ulstu.ru> <1235738361.6496.4.camel@lenzix.cwb.casa><87DB90C7-3537-41A4-ABBF-C7682F0EE5F0@rgbaz.eu> <49A94AF0.7080603@bah.homeip.net> <BAY126-DS4439E519C86F5EB0F96F9CAAB0@phx.gbl>
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Sean Cavanaugh said the following on 2009-02-28 16:25: > ------------------------------------------------- > From: "Bernt Hansson" <bernt@bah.homeip.net> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:32 AM > To: "FBSD UG" <freebsd@rgbaz.eu> > Cc: "freebsd-questions" <questions@freebsd.org> > Subject: Re: Ports on Macbook > >> FBSD UG said the following on 2009-02-28 10:50: >>> >>> On 27 feb 2009, at 13:39, Sergio de Almeida Lenzi wrote: >>> >>>> Em Sex, 2009-02-27 ās 14:45 +0300, zaa@zaa.pp.ru escreveu: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 03:04:09PM +0530, Nataraj S Narayan wrote: >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> I hear that Mac OS X and later ones are based on FreeBSD. My wife is >>>>>> planning to get a Macbook , which I don't quite approve. Mainly >>>>>> because we need to pay for any upgrade or new add ons. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello... >>>> >>>> >>>> I use a free version of the Leopard based on darwin (freebsd6) named >>>> "hackintosh" it is the google, >>>> it is free, and just works... >>>> >>>> You can even buy a "standard" notebook, and install. I will transform >>>> the notebook in an >>>> apple leopard 10. >>> >>> Tha's, ehm, quite illegal to say the least... >> >> Of course it isn't illegal. You can run any system you like on your >> own hardware. > > > unless you actually READ the licensing on OSX that says It can only be > installed on apple brand hardware It doesn't really matter much what they say in their eula. If i bought a copy then i can do/install whatever I want since there isn't any agreement between apple and me. For the agreement to be binding I must sign a contract with apple.
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