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Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by geofft on Saturday October 24, 2015 @10:20AM (#10443668)
Does that affect regular OS X desktops/laptops? It makes sense for Apple TVs and iOS devices (well, as much sense as locking them down in the first place) but for OS X, the anti-TiVoization clause merely requires that the end user be able to replace those binaries. And there's always a way to turn off System Integrity Protection.

Or are they worried about something else, like the patent clauses?

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Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by msbarnett on Saturday October 24, 2015 @11:37AM (#10443889)
The patent clauses. They're so vague and untested a lot of corporate lawyers balk at having anything to do with them.
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