CherryOS

CherryOS is an G4 PowerPC processor emulator for x86 platforms, announced on October 12 2004. It was released to the public on March 9 2005. The program has been called vapourware or a hoax, with critics calling the program's existence into question, because of numerous missed deadlines and failure to produce demonstration versions.

CherryOS is sold by Maui X-Stream, and was created by Arben Kryeziu. According to Maui X-Stream, it allows users to install and run versions of Mac OS X on platforms that would not normally support such software, such as Pentium processor-based systems. It is said to reach emulation speeds equalling roughly 80% of the system's total processor speed.

License issues

Critics have alleged that CherryOS is simply a modification of PearPC. [1] Since PearPC was released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and CherryOS was not, this would be a violation of the GPL.

CherryOS was re-released on 10 March, 2004, with an easy-to-use graphical installation program—a feature that PearPC lacks. Critics have suggested that CherryOS market their product simply as a front-end for installation of PearPC, thereby allowing Maui X-Stream to step around any potential GPL violations. [2]

External links

• CherryOS website
• Wired Article on CherryOS