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-'''Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext''' is a file present in certain versions of the [[Mac OS X]] [[Operating System]] requesting that users of Mac OS X not "[[copyright infringement|steal]]" it (i.e., that they not [[hack (technology slang)|hack]] Mac OS X to run on generic [[white box (computer hardware)|white box]] hardware). Currently the extension is only included with the version of OS X that runs on the [[Intel]] [[Core Duo]] processor family and is located at  /System/Library/Extensions on the volume containing the operating system.
-According to [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-t-Steal-Mac-OS-X-16276.shtml softpedia] and [http://www.osx86project.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89 the OSX86 project] the full text of the file reads:
- <key>_name</key>
- <string>Dont Steal Mac OS X</string>
- <string>Copyright (c) 2006 Apple Computer, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- <string>The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted
- materials from unauthorized copying and use. You may not copy, modify,
- reverse engineer, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense,
- transfer or redistribute this file, in whole or in part.  If you have
- obtained a copy of this Apple software and do not have a valid license
- from Apple Computer to use it, please immediately destroy or delete it
- from your computer.</string>
-It is commonly believed that [[Apple Computer|Apple]] makes a large percentage of their profits from the sale of [[computer hardware]] bought specifically to run their Mac OS X Operating System.  If this is true then the adaptation of Mac OS X to run on standard [[personal computer|PC]] hardware could be a financial blow to the company.
-[[Category:Apple Computer software]]
-[[Category:Mac OS X]]