Psystar after Mac Clones Ping!
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And the laughs keep on coming... ping!
Cool tool! Available anywhere on Torrent?
I agree completely. Good luck to them and frac Apple.
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Psystar Temporarily Halts Sale of Rebel EFI
December 22, 2009Psystar has voluntarily suspended the sale of our Rebel EFI software product. Psystar feels it would be prudent to halt the sale of Rebel EFI while we explicitly ask the court for clarification on the legality of Rebel EFI. Our patience has been tested but our resolve is unwavering. Psystar's vision of bringing the Mac OS to generic PC hardware is and always will be unyielding. Although Rebel EFI may be temporarily unavailable for purchase on the Psystar online store, those who purchase a t-shirt or donate over twenty dollars will receive one free copy of Rebel EFI once the court has ruled in our favor on this issue.
We respectfully disagree with courts notion that we are "hardcore copyright infringers". Psystar has never, and will never, condone software piracy. It's your software, you should be able to use it where you want to. If you purchase an off-the-shelf copy of OS X Snow Leopard, its your right to use that software. A publisher cannot forbid you from reading a book in the bathroom or listening to a music disc while riding your bicycle. There should be no difference in the software realm, no matter how much money Apple or anyone else throws at it. That is the real issue here and what we have always been fighting for.
Psystar will continue to support all of its existing customers of hardware and software through this transitional period. Warranties on hardware will continue to be honored as long the customer has a valid warranty. Rebel EFI support for existing customers, as always, will remain exclusively available through email and the built-in ticket interface.
Earlier this month, Psystar discontinued the sale of all its computer systems. In the coming days, we will again be offering complete systems but at discounted prices as they will be bundled with your choice of Linux operating system. In addition to using only first quality components, our hardware specifically chosen such that it is known to be compatible with OS X (via Apples own drivers or open source offerings online). This makes it easier to get up and running with your favorite XNU based operating system, including Pure Darwin.
Also worth mentioning are new flavors of our wildly popular Rebel EFI software product (pending court for release). These include editions tailored to specific off the shelf hardware including the Dell 9 Mini and HP Mini netbooks. In the interim, please keep up to date with Psystar's open source offerings @ https://foundry.psystar.com . Note, those who qualify for a free copy of Rebel EFI will be able to choose one of these new offerings.
Any and all information regarding Rebel EFI, future software products and all other things Psystar should be directed to press@psystar.com or legal@psystar.com.
I think it should be noted that the Rebel EFI was included in Judge Alsup's injunction absent any proof that it should not be. Their claim that they "voluntarily" have stopped selling it is disingenuous. The following quote is in particular egregious in that the court WARNED them about "contributory infringement" by inducing others to infringe Apple's copyrights.
"Also worth mentioning are new flavors of our wildly popular Rebel EFI software product (pending court for release). These include editions tailored to specific off the shelf hardware including the Dell 9 Mini and HP Mini netbooks. In the interim, please keep up to date with Psystar's open source offerings @ https://foundry.psystar.com . Note, those who qualify for a free copy of Rebel EFI will be able to choose one of these new offerings."
It looks to me as if that is exactly what Psystar is doing in this chimera paragraph: inducing others to attempt to install OS X on netbooks or other hardware—contributory infringement, "C'mon, kids, it's OK, it won't hurt you."— by dangling the Rebel EFI's supposed ability to do that which the judge has issued a permanent injunction against Psystar doing. Are they not thumbing their noses at the power of the court?
In addition, Psystar has placed all of the source code for the components of the Rebel EFI on the companion website... distributing it without sale (which is a distinction without a difference, more thumbing of their noses at the judge)... merely requiring compiling to reconstruct the same thing. These guys are pushing chaos in law.
Finally, here are their offerings on their website:
The site drips disrespect for the law.
The brothers behind Psystar will be back. You pay for OSX you should be able to do what you please with it. So far Apple has slid by with dubious court rulings that it can include in the OSX license that it must be installed on Apples rip off priced hardware
This is known as the hardware tax
One day the Jesse Jobs gang will get smacked down in court and you will be able to legally install OSX on whatever you please...After all you paid for it and won it