losing my mind? run snow leopard in mavericks w/ vmware fusion 6

The client version of Snow Leopard cannot be installed in any VM. Call Apple to purchase a copy of Snow Leopard Server.

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stu m wrote:

Anyway, I haven't tried the virtualization yet, but I loooked into it and it seems there's no step by step reliable way to do it, and a lot of patience required.

Installing Snow Leopard Server into Parallels for DUMMIES:

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/installing-snow-leopard-and-rosetta-into-par allels-7-in-lion.1365439/page-23#post-17285039

Kurt Lang wrote:

The client version of Snow Leopard cannot be installed in any VM. Call Apple to purchase a copy of Snow Leopard Server.

The client version of Snow Leopard cannot be easily installed in Parallels, but it can be installed into Parallels (and some say VM as well).

But with Snow Leopard Server now the same price as Snow Leopard, the discussion is largely moot!

Oh, I know it can be, but by default, all VMs will tell you the client version of SL cannot be installed because it's against the license. But yes, with the once $600 Server version now available for the same $30 cost as the client version, it's no longer an issue.

Kurt Lang wrote:

... because it's against the license.

Against the license of the virtualization software, perhaps since I have not read them, but I doubt it.

Against the Snow Leopard EULA for use in virtualization on a Mac in Lion and thereafter; absolutely not, and I have read the EULA!

Against the license of the virtualization software, perhaps since I have not read them, but I doubt it.

That's what has never made sense to me. If you look through the web sites of the makers of Parallels, VMware or VirtualBox, they all state that it's against the Snow Leopard (non Server) license to install it in a VM.

However, if you read the SL client license of allowable installation options (which we both have), absolutely nowhere does it say it cannot be virtualized. Even so, if you try to use an SL client disk with any of these VM titles, they will all tell you it cannot be used because of license restrictions.

No one. Not Apple, or any of the VM makers have explained why you can't install the SL client version in a VM when there is no such restriction in the license.

Check again: with the exception of one 2011 Parallels support document, which actually helped start this common Urban Myth, future statements claimed it was against their license with Apple.

And yes, that is the problem for these products. They may have license agreements with Apple that prohibit their product from allowing the virtualization of Snow Leopard client, but such agreements, if they exist, are not binding on third parties, such as you and me!

We are only bound by the Snow Leopard EULA.

Check again:

I have. Parallels own site states Leopard and Snow Leopard client cannot be installed because it's against the EULA of the OS.

Neither Leopard nor Snow Leopard are supported to be run on Parallels Desktop virtual machines. That is due to the fact that it is prohibited by Apple's EULA.

VMware excludes these two versions of OS X for the same reason.

According to Apple's licensing policies, VMware only supports the virtualization of Apple Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) client or server, Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) client or server, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) client or server, 10.6 (Snow Leopard) server and 10.5 (Leopard) server.

Why? Got me.

Kurt Lang wrote:

Check again:

I have. Parallels own site states Leopard and Snow Leopard client cannot be installed because it's against the EULA of the OS.

Neither Leopard nor Snow Leopard are supported to be run on Parallels Desktop virtual machines. That is due to the fact that it is prohibited by Apple's EULA.

VMware excludes these two versions of OS X for the same reason.

According to Apple's licensing policies, VMware only supports the virtualization of Apple Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) client or server, Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) client or server, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) client or server, 10.6 (Snow Leopard) server and 10.5 (Leopard) server.

Why? Got me.

This is the 2011 Support Document from Parallels that I referred to in my last post that helped create this myth. They just continue to update this document after they created it on September 19, 2011, as noted, without correction.

The VMWare document states: "According to Apple's licensing policies..." which, as I noted, is referring to their license with Apple, and not the Snow Leopoard EULA; and presumably is referring to all of Apple's licenses with all of the virtualization companies.

Ah. So as you noted, it's more of a "gentleman's agreement" between Apple and the VM makers than anything to do with the EULA. Still makes no sense why.