On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:27 -0700, nospam
wrote:

In article , ray
wrote:

also, be sure to tell him he's in violation of the eula.

I believe he knows that. It is also true that copyright law gives you
the legal right to do that. So what's the final outcome?

copyright law does no such thing. where in the world did you come up
with that rubbish??

Obviously, until test cases are run through the system no one knows
exactly what is permitted and what is not. Here is one reference who
seems to disagree with you:

http://lowendmac.com/ed/fox/09ff/hac...-legality.html

that's not a reference, that's an opinion. he's not a lawyer, it was
written before psystar lost (so he was obviously wrong), plus his
*entire* argument falls apart with this:

This isn't like pirated music, where millions of dollars are being
"lost" and individuals may have pirated hundreds of songs. With a
Hackintosh, at most we are talking one copy per person.

it doesn't matter if it's one copy or hundreds. it's an infringement.

tell the record industry you only copied one song. see how well that
works out for you.

For me that makes Macs a better choice for those that might want
to, whereas my brother only wants to run a tiger woods golf gamne
so I'm advising him to buy almost any PC.

If 'more restrictive' licensing is your criteria, then I guess that
fits.

maybe his criteria is using software that does what he wants, and
that the 'more restrictive' licensing is not an issue.

what are these restrictions that you find to be a problem?

The restriction that apple EULA only wants you to run on their
specific, proprietary hardware.

all hardware is proprietary.

go design your own motherboard if you want non-proprietary hardware.
have fun.

Have your own way, but the MAC EULA limits your contractual use to
macintosh hardware.

so what? how does that affect your productivity?

what matters is does a computer do the tasks you need to do, and do
them well.

you must not own a car, because you are limited to buying parts from
the same car maker (other than generic stuff like spark plugs or oil
filters).

where are the third party ecus or body panels for a toyota? oh right,
there aren't any. how about swap an ecu from a ford into a toyota?
nope, that won't work either.

For alternative Toyota ECUs, try looking at
http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Toy...ormance-Chips/
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Regards,

Eric Stevens