CherryOS Mac Emulator Resurfaces

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 9, 2005 @12:17AM from the and-takes-a-deep-breath dept.

Clash writes "Following its initial announcement and subsequent controversy last October, Mac emulator CherryOS has finally been released. Its creator, Arben Kryeziu, found himself in hot water last year amid claims the software was simply stolen from the open source PearPC project. With the code now under public scrutiny, it appears that such allegations are true. According to BetaNews, CherryOS boots up in the exact same manner as PearPC, and its error messages and source files are nearly identical. The emulator also includes MacOnLinuxVideo, which is the same driver used by PearPC to speed up graphics. The CherryOS configuration file also closely mirrors that used by PearPC. Trial download without registration found here."

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I just realised something by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-09 00:38 · Score: 0, Flamebait

nobody has actually tried this yet. why not download the trial, install it, try it and when/if you discover that it is pearpc in disguise then rip it to shreds.
Not ILLEGAL, it's GPL.... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · 2005-03-09 03:48 · Score: 0, Flamebait

So it's OK to use GPLd code, but then again, it's not? Come on guys, you all poot and poo about the GPL, but than you trash someone who takes advantage of it? Can't have it both ways.

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