[Software] Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9)

[-] wra1th42 | 2 points | Oct 09 2013 20:25:38

has anyone tried this to know that it works? I'm downloading, but hesitant to install.

[-] Ohai2you | 2 points | Oct 10 2013 02:15:06

it works, installed it a couple hours ago

http://i.imgur.com/I063uAp.png

[-] Fingerinyourbutt | 1 points | Oct 09 2013 17:23:48

how does apple not know you've updated illegally?

[-] rprebel | 3 points | Oct 09 2013 17:55:41

There isn't any kind of registration info or code associated with it. If you remove the userID string, which is the only thing that says "this copy is mine", then you can share it without anyone knowing where it came from.

I doubt you could get OS updates through the App Store, though. That's where the userID comes into play.

Note: I don't know this for a fact, though after decades of using Macs and a few years of using the Store, I'm pretty sure this is how it works.

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 00:47:34

What do you mean remove user Id string?

At least when I owned a Mac there were no registration codes so everyone could install the same DVD and be happy.

[-] rprebel | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 00:55:13

When you get an app (or in this case an operating system) from the App Store, your App Store account name is added to it. To share the OS the way you and I used to share the DVDs, you need to remove that information. I'm not sure how, but it can't be hard. It's probably in a plist file.

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 11:11:53

this isn't an app though, its an installation dvd. it wipes the entire operating system.

[-] rand092309 | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 05:54:44

What about the hash? If every copy had a different userid then the hashes would all differ.

[-] The_Maclover | -1 points | Oct 09 2013 22:46:22

Guys, It's not released yet. It's only in GM and it'll be out in week or too so not worth the download.

[-] lyunya | 4 points | Oct 10 2013 04:27:43

gm means gold master aka same version they're releasing to the public.

[-] The_Maclover | 2 points | Oct 10 2013 10:25:53

nope! Golden Master is for near completion, that means no new functions will be added until the release BUT they will fix bugs!

[-] lyunya | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 12:58:01

That's simply not true.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle

If there were any bugs squashed between this time, it'd get updated as a release day App Store update.

[-] The_Maclover | 1 points | Oct 10 2013 20:59:46

The build numbers show a difference between the GM and the released one, which means they made changes to the code. No New features, therefor it's bug fixes.

[-] The_Maclover | 1 points | Oct 20 2013 21:25:52

WHAT DID I SAY SUCKERS!?! http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/20/apple-seeds-new-build-of-os-x-mavericks-golden-master/