Sorry to ask that again, but...

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@terminator4

I doubt Apple would let them run anything on their hardware legally (if i was them i wouldn't, no need for another competing OS since Apple has their own).

That is just laughable excuse. You've bought the hardware, and as such you have right to run whatever software you want on it. What apple can do, however, is to try disable hacked versions of their own software (read: hosing unlocked iphones on firmware update for example). Clearly this does not apply to 3rd party OSes.

My Mac Mini is running Linux and MorphOS in addition to Mac OS X. I've yet to hear from Apple legal department.

finally other engineering issues discussed at length at this and other amiga forums

What issues exactly? I don't see any issues.

As far as I can tell the only reason OS4 doesn't run on Mac Mini is because Hyperion decided against it. Clearly it can't be any licensing issue (see Sam440). I won't even try to speculate what the reason is.

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@hbarcellos

I remember reading somewhere that Nvidia had better support to free operating systems. Now, you're telling me something different...

Nvidia drivers are closed source and proprietary. AMD provides documentation for anyone who asks (at least for the slightly older chipsets).

So for anyone actually developing the drivers Nvidia is out of the question.

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@terminator4

Did they reach any agreement with Apple?

Any business man asking that doesn't deserve to be in the tech business.

That's as absurd as a company selling linux would need to reach an agreement with say Dell or Lenovo.

For the last time, no-one needs any permission from Apple to write, install, or run any software on a Mac.

Also, I'd be interested to know why would any business man give a damn how much MorphOS has made from the sales, or if the MorphOS developers have been paid and how much. It would matter if the company was traded, but otherwise that's just load of bollocks.

And finally: Anyone with a clue can figure out that no-one can make a living with this. That wasn't the case 10 years ago, 5 years ago, and it certainly isn't the case now either. There are other motivations involved than money.

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@terminator4

is there legal issues?

There are none.

What is Morphos legal status

MorphOS legal status is just fine, as it has always been.

Has Apple provided MorphOS development team with all the documentation?

No. They haven't been asked for any, either. Nor have any NDAs been signed. No MorphOS source code breaches any Apple IP.

how do you know it's legal, and not a licensing issue?

Because Apple cannot impose a license like that. No-one can.

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@Tron2k2

The days of world domination are long over. The only way to keep such thing sustainable is to keep it a hobby. Paying the developers fully would burn millions per year, and these millions just aren't there.

Just my 0 eurocents.