Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th Sep 2005 20:04 UTC
Apple has seeded build 8B1027 to Apple Developer Platform owners. This build brings Transition Kit systems up to version 10.4.2, and in-sync with the current released version of Mac OS X for 'ordinary' Macs. This build includes new tactics to prevent piracy of Mac OS X.
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A couple apparent laws of recent computing come to mind...
1. pirates will pirate. Sooner or later, they're going to crack it.
2. The more desirable the product, the sooner #1 will come to pass.
These aren't new laws. Simplified, they have always been;
1. Lack of physical security means lack of assurance of any security.
2. A thousand eyes makes light work of hard problems.
This is not to say that installing OSX x32/x64 on non-Apple kit is a legitimate use of the software. It does mean that Apple shouldn't be surprised when it happens.
Ideally, Apple should;
* Make it moderately annoying for normal users to install on non-Apple hardware; remind the honest to be honest.
* Make the restrictions modest so that the annoyance does not cause Apple's customers to be burdened by the restriction; don't piss off your customers.
* Do not try and prevent everyone from using OSX x32/x64; restrictions won't work and they tend to cause problems for legitimate customers at some point.