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OS X is a variant of a BSD UNIX and, if I remember correctly, the license does not* require them to release changes and definitely not free of use.

Also, much of OS X that people like is the Cocoa stuff which most definitely is not covered by a free software license.

>I was under the impression that the Mac license reads 'You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so.'

That's part of the End User License Agreement, isn't it? I'm not a lawyer, but I remember reading that those aren't legally binding (at least not in sane countries) since they're legal agreements made after the purchase. You didn't agree to it as a condition of the purchase so how can the seller force you to do something after you already own the software?



It's unclear if those are binding. Courts have ruled both ways. That's one of the issues in the case.




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