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		whatusername on Dec 1, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's the best value hardware for virtual... anyone want to comment on the legal situation running OSX in a VM? Especially for a company/start-up and not just home user? I was under the impression that you were breaching the apple license at the minimum?

jwilliams on Dec 1, 2008 [–]

Your breaching the EULA - only Leopard Server can be virtualized according to Apple. Even then, you still need an OSX host.

Now, as for if the EULA is enforceable, that's another story. Probably varies on the jurisdiction and lots of other factors.

Irrespective, you're wandering into some very dubious legal ground.

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