Snow Leopard Installation For Open Source Devs
Ruby developers everywhere will be flocking to Snow Leopard like nats on a lamp post… with all of our open source software compiled and running against 32-bit libs… take this guy’s recommendations before you go clicking “Upgrade”. Otherwise, I’m sure you Fink and MacPorts users will find these tips more appealing.
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Given that I’m unwilling to pay the “Tiger Tax” I don’t foresee any kind of Leopard in my future. ;)
Wow, Ruby devs still aren’t using 1.9?
The Tiger tax doesn’t really exist. The “upgrade” is actually a full install. Otherwise you’d need to install 10.5 then 10.6 just to get 10.6 on a broken machine.. :) You can install 10.6 complete from scratch using the $29 disk. Someone at Apple told me that too.
Yeah, I think its rather obviously a post meant for Mac users. Linux and Windows users just keep on going about your daily “business” and have a “lovely” weekend.
cheapRoc: I think “old” might be an OS X user, just one who thinks he has to pay $169 or whatever for the Box Set to get Snow Leopard :)
PeterCooper you asked the guy at apple if its legal to install using the “upgrade” disk when you don’t own 10.5?
If you’d actually bought Snow Leopard, you’d know it doesn’t actually come as an “upgrade” version. That’s justvhow they sell it. It’s the complete thing with full EULA. Apple is just playing word tricks to make one edition look like two diff things.
I just read: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/27/apples_snow_leopard_disc_will_install_on_tiger_macs.html
Does that mean it’s okay? Serious question!
Meaning is it kind of a “wink-wink” thing from Apple and they’re okay with it, or are they definitely not okay with it and we’ll see the vindictive Apple going after people like the RIAA?
I don’t think Apple has ever even gone after people for pirating OS X, let alone potential license violations :)
I got the “upgrade” of Snow Leopard in the mail today. It’s not an upgrade at all. It’s a small box that simply has “Snow Leopard” on it and everything is much like it was with the full retail version of regular Leopard. No mentions of upgrades, etc, and you can use it to do a fresh install like Leopard.. so no upgrade necessary. I haven’t actually read the EULA but I’m personally quite confident that the “buy the box set” advice is just word games from Apple to try and make some money. What you actually get in the mail ain’t what they’re selling - it’s better.
However, Laurent Sansonetti (MacRuby guy at Apple) told me that it won’t “upgrade” from Tiger to Snow Leopard. You have to do it as a clean install. But.. it will work, since it’s not an upgrade-only version, and if you’re doing a clean install, how does it know if your computer is just brand new or not?? :)
Somebody posted a link to the SLA on Apple’s site in the comments at: http://lifehacker.com/5347086/confirmed-29-snow-leopard-disc-works-whether-or-not-youve-got-leopard
FWIW the document says the upgrade is for licensed Leopard owners.
I read mine when I installed it yesterday. It had three alternatives. However, there’s nothing in or on the box to specify which of the three alternatives applies. Is a receipt a license? I’m not buying it. The EULA was not specific. It talked about being either the upgrade or the stand alone and the box I received was a stand alone with nothing on it to indicate it’s an “upgrade.” Other than the receipt, there’s nothing to prove I bought an upgrade versus a stand alone edition.
Though this is kinda moot for me anyway since I do have a licensed Leopard family pack :) /But/ given how lax they’ve been with this license, I doubt there’s a chance in hell of them ever chasing anyone, let alone winning anything.
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