[Tfug] Hackintosh

[Claude Rubinson]

On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 10:23:47AM -0700, Bexley Hall wrote:
> Hi Zack,
> 
> [snips throughout]
> 
> --- On Sat, 9/5/09, Zack Williams <zdwzdw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hah - "evil updates"?  More like, "We didn't test it on your crappy
> > PC, so don't blame us if it breaks".
> 
> Exactly!  Vendors barely have time to test things on
> "supported hardware (configurations!)" let alone trying to chase
> down every conceivable combination of components to see (prove!)
> if they do or DON'T work.
> 
> > At most, Apple goes after people like Pystar which take copyright
> > infringement to a commercial level.  At most they're asking
> > non-commercial sites to take down code when it violates their
> > copyright.
> 
> IANAL.  But, I *think* that part of this is a necessary requirement
> if Apple wants to claim copyright protections.  If you don't *defend*
> your copyright (patent, etc.) then you "lose" it.  So, folks who are 
> very *obviously* infringing almost *force* a response (albeit lame)
> lest others use this as a *legal* defense for outright theft!
> 
> 
> 
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