Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated...

Glad your site is back up and running. I knew it wasn't going to get pulled or shut down for too long.

Glad to be back as well! Best hopes for the future!

Woo-hoo.

i feel very bad in these days, i miss something......

now i'm happy and thank u for great job done in past, and good luck for future.

How long until this happens again?

http://digg.com/apple/OSx86_Project:_Repor...tly_Exaggerated

How long until this happens again?

If everyone behaves themselves and posts in accordance with the rules, it won't.

Gald the site is back up...welcome back all!

BTW, didn't IRC come first?

I remeber there were like 10 of us in the channel initially, jumping at every supposed leak that cropped up!

Yeah, it was IRC -> then site.

But I had to simplify it for the article. BTW, we've made CNN, AP, Washington Post, etc over the past few days.

Hurray! Now I can call off the attack, you see I had hired a hundred thousand african mercenaries and we were just on our way out the door to march down to cupertino and burn and rampage but since the sites back up I just gotta pay these guys half... YOU OWE ME MONEY!

Lol - I'm not too sure an attack is really what we need. :-)

The lawyer working for Apple was very kind. I'm not mad in the least - I'm happy Apple takes OS X seriously enough that they're willing to protect it.

Yeah, it was IRC -> then site.

 

But I had to simplify it for the article. BTW, we've made CNN, AP, Washington Post, etc over the past few days.

Woot....I'll have to look for some of those articles.

Most talked-about forum eh? I'm surprised that with all the attention (and 21000 members) we're getting we're not on big-boards yet.

EDIT: nvm, we have only like a tenth of the required posts to be submitted there.

was checking arsetechnica, and it told me osx86forum is closed by apple.. one click and stone fell from my hearth, there it was as before..

What did Steve say to you? Is it a good story?

So where is the wiki? Is it coming back?

Thank god you guys are back up... (I had faith that you wouldn't be gone for long)

I was starting to go into withdrawal!

Edit: yeah, good question? why does the wiki still redirect me to the forum?

Thats a good question, the wiki isnt loosing any information is it? If the DMCA causes information on a forum to be deleted it's censorship at best and book burning at the worst. I can understand removing links to an actual copy of their operating system but maxxus's patches are created by him and offered for free, the only thing a maxxus patched system is breaking is the eula which says you cant install it on anything but apple hardware. a person could have legally obtained the software, and besides eulas are not exactly legal as you've already paid for the operating system by the time you read the contract and you cannot return the software if you dissagree with it. Just seems that apple doesnt have much real legal ground to stand upon here.

Either way I'm just glad the sites back up lets hope this doesnt happen again

glad you're still here. question bugging me, is: Apple don't mind us talking about this stuff? Guess their people hang out here and learn this stuff too

The wiki is just getting a thorough check for any infringements just as the forum has been, the forum was the priority but the wiki will be back again very soon. As soon as we are satisfied with it's content we'll reopen it.

With regard to randomblame's post. Although many feel the DMCA is a step too far in terms of censorship - it has always been osx86project's stance that we will remain within the law and we are happy to co-operate with Apple as it seeks to protect it's intellectual property.

Thanks to everyone for their patience while this work is carried out so we can continue to be the number one place for everything to do with Mac OS on intel. Long Live OSx86 Project.

And I know everyone has read the forum rules but I'll just repeat a few important points for the benefit of our new members -

No Warez

No direct links to Warez

Don't attach copyrighted materials

Don't attach copyrighted work which you've modified

No direct links to torrents of copyrighted materials

No direct links to sites offering patches, cracks or any of the above

And please, no asking for any of the above. You'll probably get flamed by the regulars and deleted by the mods. And remember one word if you're in the market for any of that stuff - Google.

We have in the past linked to the homepage of Maxxuss - but not to the offending 10.4.4 patches - in the interest of news, but we've removed those links just in case.

Maxxuss work can be discussed freely - links to his page or any of his work is not permitted. But as you say anyone can google that. (Google has certain privileges relating to ISP's and routing users that makes their links to maxxuss page permitted under the DMCA)

Mash;

I am so glad you folks are back. You were missed! You and the staff are a wonderful asset to this community.

Just to be on the safe side, I'd say yeah...It really shouldn't be too hard for people to Google for Maxxuss/patch related things. But no...simply saying the name "Maxxuss" will not invoke some fire-hungry sun God to smite you off of the face of the earth.

EDIT: Beat me to it 0uch!....so yeah, what he said.

Glad to see your back online.

BTW, I must say that I think that Apple is being extremely tolerant here.

I thought they had drawn the line at 10.4.4 and that some people here were going to face litigation.