This week, one of the most-commented stories on OSNews was the story about how 'Maxxus' cracked/hacked (take your pick) the Intel version of Apple's OSX once again. This sparked a lively debate over whether we should encourage Maxxus, or condemn his actions. I made myself clear from the get-go: I condemn his actions. Note: This is the Sunday Eve Column of the week.
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Member since:2005-06-29
But Thom, did you also condemn the actions of the people that hacked Windows Product Activation? Or didn't that matter cause it's cool to hack Microsoft but uncool to hack Apple?
I condemn that just as strongly. I find it just as wrong.
Especially if you bought an expensive apple system and you see that someone with a "cheap gray box" can run exactly the same operating system with exactly the same core image and quartz extreme effects. I think that is the true reason why you keep going on here about maxxuss.
Haha, seriously? My iBook wasn't expensive, so no, that ain't it. Don't go making stuff up now. Tough ey, to see someone condemn something because of his principles?
BTW don't forget how Steve and Woz actually started. They where hackers themselves stealing from the phone company with their blue boxes.
Ah... That explains everything. Because someone did something to someone, you are allowed to do that something to that person too... Yeah, that's really gonna hold up in court.
Member since:2005-07-30
Then I condemn Apple for what it has done ie. locked the user on its own platform. And before Maxxus goes to court, Apple has to. (Now dont say its not illegal to be monopolistic like how Apple is : Apple has the monopoly of Macs and so they tie everyone to their overexpensive piece of hardware.)
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2005-07-06
I don't see nothing wrong in what maxxuss has done. Apple should have known this would happen the minute they switched to intel. The only thing different between a mac and a pc used to be the processor, almost all other components where already 100% the same.
But Thom, did you also condemn the actions of the people that hacked Windows Product Activation? Or didn't that matter cause it's cool to hack Microsoft but uncool to hack Apple? Especially if you bought an expensive apple system and you see that someone with a "cheap gray box" can run exactly the same operating system with exactly the same core image and quartz extreme effects. I think that is the true reason why you keep going on here about maxxuss.
BTW don't forget how Steve and Woz actually started. They where hackers themselves stealing from the phone company with their blue boxes.
Edited 2006-02-20 09:08