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Mac OS X Cracked For PCs Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the never-ending-cycle dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica and The Register are reporting the Apple Kernel 10.4.8 has been cracked using Apple's publicly available source trees. This is the first time Apple was hit by hackers again since Maxxuss silently left the scene.The funny thing about this is the hacker who cracked OSx has released his sources according to APSL. He told Ars Technica in an interview that he did this because he believes in freedom of information, but will this now harm Apple's opensourceness?" From the article: "Unfortunately, free and legal are not necessarily the same thing, and the EULA for OS X requires Mac hardware. However, there is an interesting comment on the blog, one that asserts the requirement of Mac hardware is a "post-sale" restriction. Such a restriction may not be applicable in certain countries, such as those of the European Union. Expect to see what Apple Legal thinks about that shortly."

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  1. According to Slashdot's front page... by From+A+Far+Away+Land · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apple need to collaborate with Microsoft, and make the Apple Genuine Advantage. As a leader in the field of pissing off customers, Microsoft can proudly show Apple how to protect its interests against those nasty hackers.

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    1. Re:According to Slashdot's front page... by The+Mad+Debugger · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm pretty sure the license his comment was published under didn't allow modifications! You're going to jail!

  2. use the easy button by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    However, there is an interesting comment on the blog, one that asserts the requirement of Mac hardware is a "post-sale" restriction.

    If it's a post-sale restriction, and you're not buying it, problem solved.

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  3. Re:Apple 0x86 Mac = Expensive, Boring 0x86 PC by Steffan · · Score: 4, Funny
    As many people in this forum have noted, the 0x86 Mac is just an expensive plain-vanilla 0x86 PC that you can buy from Dell at a much lower price. There really is no way for Apple to "lock" its MacOS and to prevent it from being run on a Dell PC. Also, there really is no way for Microsoft to "lock" Vista and to prevent it from being run on an 0x86 Mac.


    You keep using "0x86". I think you mean "x86", denoting [3456]86 chips. 0x86 is the standard representation for the hexadecimal equivalent of the number '134'. :)
  4. Re:No GUI by dolson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop being overly critical, guy!

  5. Re:Linux on a Mac by snuf23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wallpaper with a cute Penguin on it.

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  6. Re:Apple 0x86 Mac = Expensive, Boring 0x86 PC by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Before the i486, the Intel Architecture chips were the 8086 (and the 8088, but it was just a crippled 8086), the 80186, the 80286 and the 80386. The standard way of describing a member of this family was 80x86. Perhaps the grandparent just has a defective 8 key that only works every other press...

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  7. Re:Apple 0x86 Mac = Expensive, Boring 0x86 PC by PygmySurfer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apple must exit the computer hardware business as quickly as possible. The powerful competitive forces marshalled by a multi-billion-dollary industry will destroy Apple. Who wants to buy an overpriced computer from Apple?

    OK, who gave the guys over at Gartner Slashdot accounts?