Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 18th Nov 2007 15:28 UTC, submitted by JCooper
Mac OS X "Ever since I got the eeePC I've loved how easy it is to tinker with. Since I'm not a Linux guy, I dumped the Xandros preload and opted for Windows XP so I could use my EVDO USB datacard and blogging software easier, but I wondered could I install OSX on it? And, after trial and error - you can! The only problem is that the eeePC only supports SSE2 instead of the SSE3 that Leopard is coded for. Kind of a bummer, and will require some extra tinkering to coax the OS on the eeePC."
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RE[2]: interesting, BUT
by Almafeta on Mon 19th Nov 2007 00:21 UTC in reply to "RE: interesting, BUT"
Almafeta
Member since:
2007-02-22

> encouraging it readers to break the law and install OSX? Such a law is not valid outside of the US. Why should a site not based in the US respect whacked US laws?


Why should nations respect the laws of other nations?

Oh, I don't know, the desire to not descend into World War III?

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RE[3]: interesting, BUT
by HappyGod on Mon 19th Nov 2007 04:22 in reply to "RE[2]: interesting, BUT"
HappyGod Member since:
2005-10-19

Why should nations respect the laws of other nations?

Oh, I don't know, the desire to not descend into World War III?


So, if I run a news blog, I should not show any pictures of women's faces in case I might upset the countries with Sharia law?

If a law is crap, I say we give it the dignity it deserves. i.e. Ignore it.

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v RE[4]: interesting, BUT
by losethos2 on Mon 19th Nov 2007 04:28 in reply to "RE[3]: interesting, BUT"
RE[3]: interesting, BUT
by Morgan on Mon 19th Nov 2007 04:27 in reply to "RE[2]: interesting, BUT"
Morgan Member since:
2005-06-29

Well, if WWIII breaks out over a software license issue, we as a planet are more screwed than we ever imagined.

Granted, I get the sarcasm, but honestly it's not that big a deal. Hell, I'd love it if Apple would come out with something like this device running OS X, at somewhere between the original price and that of a Mac Mini, but I doubt that will happen for several reasons. After all, they wouldn't want to kill off sales of the MacBook, right?

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RE[3]: interesting, BUT
by Xaero_Vincent on Mon 19th Nov 2007 05:01 in reply to "RE[2]: interesting, BUT"
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2006-08-18

So your saying pirating software from torrent sites is only illegal in the USA?

Thats essentially whats happening here in addition to violating Apple's EULA.

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RE[3]: interesting, BUT
by ThawkTH on Tue 20th Nov 2007 15:41 in reply to "RE[2]: interesting, BUT"
ThawkTH Member since:
2005-07-06

Well, the US HAS gone after countries for stupider reasons...

Heck, the drums of war are sounding over Iran and we haven't even figured out a good reason for that yet.

World War III because one nation doesn't follow another's laws? You are being rather ignorant, don't you think? There are a ton of laws in other nations which the US would hate to be forced to follow.

See: Kyoto.

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