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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).<ref name="softpedia">{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-t-Steal-Mac-OS-X-16276.shtml | title=Don't Steal Mac OS X! | author=Victor Mihailescu | date=January 13, 2006 | work=Softpedia | accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref><ref name="insane">{{cite web | url=http://www.osx86project.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89 | title=Apple's Hidden Message to Hackers: "Dont Steal Mac OS X" | author=Swad | date=January 13, 2006 | work=InsanelyMac.com Forums | accessdate=2007-01-17 }}</ref> Currently the extension is only included with the version of OS X that runs on the [[Intel Core]] processor family and is located at /System/Library/Extensions on the volume containing the operating system.<ref name="softpedia" /><ref name="insane" /> |
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The full text of the file reads<ref name="softpedia" />: |
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<key>_name</key> |
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<string>Dont Steal Mac OS X</string> |
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<string>Copyright (c) 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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<string>The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted |
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materials from unauthorized copying and use. You may not copy, modify, |
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reverse engineer, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, |
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transfer or redistribute this file, in whole or in part. If you have |
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obtained a copy of this Apple software and do not have a valid license |
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from Apple Computer to use it, please immediately destroy or delete it |
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from your computer.</string> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Apple Computer software]] |
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[[Category:Mac OS X]] |
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