Tuesday, November 6, 2007

No Nuke Apple


This as they say, just in from the newswire...Apple forbids the use of its software for use in Nuclear Reactors on the grounds they don't want to be responsible for KILLING PEOPLE or damaging the environment. Thanks to Paul McDougall for giving the world another reason to consider owning an Apple.




Apple Bans Nuclear Plants From Running 'Leopard' OS



theInformationWeek
Posted by Paul McDougall,

While researching a story about Apple letting users run Leopard in a virtualized environment, I came across some interesting language in the software's license agreement. Who knew you can't use Leopard to run a nuclear power plant, or a 747?


The end user license agreement for the server version of Leopard, aka OS X 10.5, contains this list of restrictions.


Leopard is "not intended for use in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control systems, life support machines or other equipment in which the failure of the Apple software could lead to death, personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage."

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