Is anyone running OS X 10.4 x86?

Hex Star hexstar at gmail.com
Tue Oct 11 19:06:55 MDT 2005


I'm sorry you can't handle the truth :'( (NOT!)

On 10/10/05, Sven Luther <sven.luther at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 03:36:36PM -0700, Hex Star wrote:
> > Hey, I'm an Apple user...I actually paid for my Apple laptop and
> > OS...it is stealing because you are using a copy of a OS without
> > paying for it and thus you are effectively taking money away from
> > Apple furthermore this OS being distributed isn't even meant for the
> > public, it's supposed to be used for select developers ONLY, so yes
> > this is stealing and illegal...why do I care so much? Simple,
> > Micro$oft had to go to product activation due to all the pirating of
> > their apps plus pirating probably has alot to do with their high
> > prices since they need to offset their losses...I and the rest of the
> > legit Apple community don't want this to happen with Apple...but hey
> > if you really wanna get into it wanna say what Apple has to say if I
> > hand over your IP and copy of these discussions to them? ;-) (and yes
> > your IP is availible in your emails header)
>
> Well, whatever, this may be the case or not, but it is a dangerous precedent
> to say that copying of non-licenced material is akin to stealing, this is what
> the music industry is using to sue teenagers, and i think that is the most
> moral abject kind of things to do.
>
> So, please say it is illegal, a copyright violation, immoral, or whatever, but
> not theft :)
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
>


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