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OSx86 Project not too happy with Psystar either

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Uh-oh, it looks like wannabe Mac clone maker Psystar has more than one licensing issue with the Open Computer: the company didn't get permission from developers working on the OSx86 Project to sell their work. Netkas, who developed the EFI emulator Psystar is using, posted up a blog entry yesterday calling Psystar "liars" and has re-released his code under a license that specifically forbids commercial usage.

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Now is NOT a good time for Psystar.

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Reply#1 - Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:54 PM EDT
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With the license the guys put on the efi emulator, psystar would be violating it if they did attribute it to the authors. http://netkas.org/?p=62 Either way psystar seems to be saying that the installation is a free service, they are just selling the hardware.

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Reply#2 - Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:32 PM EDT
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