Hackintosh

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Linux isnt exactly useful for video editing :-/

Tell that to Peter Jackson...

 

[Kholi]

You guys shouldn't be doing this.

 

[rafikiwilliams]

i dont get how if its illegal, how a company like psystar can be selling them,

http://www.psystar.com/psystar_openmac_osx86_reinventing_the_wheel.html

 

[Kwan]

Humm... Just Thinking...

 

[dust'n the callipygous]

i dont get how if its illegal, how a company like psystar can be selling them,

http://www.psystar.com/psystar_openmac_osx86_reinventing_the_wheel.html

Apparently they're not. I've read a few articles recently about some shady business practices--i.e. not shipping orders. It seems like sites that review the machines are receiving them, but that's about it.

 

[TwistedLincoln]

i dont get how if its illegal, how a company like psystar can be selling them,

http://www.psystar.com/psystar_openmac_osx86_reinventing_the_wheel.html

Because they think that Apple's EULA is unenforceable, and so they are rolling the dice: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/04/mac_clone_maker.html


Personally, I think Apple's licensing is insane, and fully support the concept of being able to install Mac OS on white box hardware. But why do something that is a license violation when you can simply use a truly free product such as GNU/Linux?

Oh, and when I said that Linux provides you with the "Mac Experience," I was referring to the solid security, reliability, and ease of use that Mac OS gives. Clearly it won't run your Mac programs, so if you plan on using it for video editing with FCP, buying a real Mac is a better plan. But the original poster didn't say that, so I didn't assume it.