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0 pointsmozumder10y ago0 comments

Another is that Macs have their own raw image convertors, and if you're trying to sync photos to the cloud with raw files, and you want to match images with mac users, you're going to need OS X in the cloud.

If you don't have OS X in the cloud, then you're going to have to write your own raw image converter, and that means you can't sync with the OS X client native raw converter, complicating the workflow...

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toomuchtodo10y ago

You're violating OSX license terms if you attempt to run OSX "in the cloud". That was the first idea I wanted to explore when the project was brought up, but for various legal reasons, we just bought the hardware. (Sidenote: Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in a technical meeting where an attorney has joined in, and explains you can't do something legally even though its the perfect technical solution).

Not to say you can't run OSX virtualized...

exelius10y ago

You actually can (legally) run OS X "in the cloud", but it has to be on Apple hardware... which kind of defeats the purpose in this case :) But it can be quite useful for development / testing purposes.

istvan__10y ago

Yes you can.

http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

"(iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software, for purposes of: (a) software development; (b) testing during software development; (c) using OS X Server; or (d) personal, non-commercial use."

might be different for each release though

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