PearPC, the PowerPC processor emulator capable of running Apple's Mac OS X on x86, has released version 0.4.0 after more than a year's wait. "This is the first release with G4 support by Daniel Foesch (you have to enable it in your config). Other features include support for native CD-ROMs (no need for images) and endianess safety (i.e. you can run PearPC on big-endian systems)." The full changelog is here, downloads are here.
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Member since:2005-10-02
You mentioned legality, since you also mentioned Apple not allowing. They have no legal right what so ever to allow or not allow modifications. It is simply not for them to decide.
However, Apple will not support cracked version, nor versions running in PearPC or any other PowerPC emulator. That's for sure. It would be stupid if they did.
But there is nothing to allow, because that's simply not something Apple have the right to decide.
Member since:2005-07-06
I did not mention legality. I said that Apple would not be allowing it -- meaning that they would be putting work into DISallowing it, and not supporting it to any extent.
And yes, it is for them to allow/disallow modifications -- it's their product, and there is a EULA that you have to "agree" to before you gain access to the product. I'm not sure what kind of legs EULAs have to stand on in court, but since you are only really buying a license to use the software, you have to abide by the license.
Member since:2005-06-29
no offence but what dont people understand you have no legal entittlement to the software you LICENSE, you do not own the software and therefore Apple has every right to tell you what you can and can not do, you have agreed to a license, and in most contries a license is a legally binding contract, so no, you're wrong Apple can stop you modifying their software.
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2005-07-06
I didn't say it would be impossible (we have yet to see) ... all I said is that Apple is not going to be allowing it officially, nor will they be supporting it.
Who the hell mentioned legality of it all?