Comments on: Can Apple stop the Open Computer? http://billso.com/2008/04/15/can-apple-stop-the-open-computer/ Bill Sodeman writes about management, mobile computing and information systems Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/15/can-apple-stop-the-open-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 billso Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:30:26 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1585#comment-1192 <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/133028/2008/04/building_mac_clone.html" rel="nofollow">MacWorld</a> has a great article on how to build your own Mac clone from off-the-shelf parts. Assembling copmuter is the easy part. Adjusting the BIOS so that Leopard and the OSx86 shims will boot the computer can be tricky. MacWorld has a great article on how to build your own Mac clone from off-the-shelf parts. Assembling copmuter is the easy part. Adjusting the BIOS so that Leopard and the OSx86 shims will boot the computer can be tricky.

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/15/can-apple-stop-the-open-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 billso Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:29:18 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1585#comment-1172 <a href="http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9584_22-197752.html" rel="nofollow">ZDnet</a> has posted a good update on the Psystar OpenMac mess. ZDnet has posted a good update on the Psystar OpenMac mess.

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/15/can-apple-stop-the-open-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 billso Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:34:56 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1585#comment-1164 Now <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/16/osx86-project-not-too-happy-with-psystar-either/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a> says that the OSx86 project participants are questioning Psystar's rights to resell their open source software. <a href="http://netkas.org/?p=62" rel="nofollow">Netkas</a>, the author of the EFI emulator, which allows a stock PC to boot Apple's OS, has changed his license terms to prevent commercial use of his software. Charles Arthur, a report for the <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/04/15/so_exactly_who_or_what_is_psystar_we_dig_a_little.html" rel="nofollow">Guardian</a>, tried to track down Psystar's offices in South Florida. His article is hilarious. Someone in Miami is having a really bad week! Now Engadget says that the OSx86 project participants are questioning Psystar’s rights to resell their open source software.

Netkas, the author of the EFI emulator, which allows a stock PC to boot Apple’s OS, has changed his license terms to prevent commercial use of his software.

Charles Arthur, a report for the Guardian, tried to track down Psystar’s offices in South Florida. His article is hilarious.

Someone in Miami is having a really bad week!

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/15/can-apple-stop-the-open-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 billso Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:18:35 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1585#comment-1160 According to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/psystar-says-rumors-of-its-demise-are-greatly-exaggerated-still/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a>, Psystar won't give up any time soon. According to Engadget, Psystar won’t give up any time soon.

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