This forum will help people to install OSX on PC hardware. But i (we) assume/suppose that users who want do that, have basic experiences and basic knowledge and (important) have done research before they do so. We help people in our free time beside our work and often havn't the time to do researching the internet for noobs and explain all things. Sorry for that.
I've been in IT since 1993, so it's safe to assume I'm an advanced PC user. Until recently I knew almost nothing about Macs. At some point, I decided to convert my Windows 7 box into a hackintosh. This site obviously rose to the top in terms of having the information necessary to help with this. Although there is no scarcity of information in the various sections here (forum, wiki, blogs), getting to the simplest, most straight-forward description of how to get started (or anything else for that matter) takes some work. Which for me is ok, I personally enjoy doing this sort of work.
But the description of Chimera that TheSmartGuy is commenting on is a great example of something that could be explained simply being explained in geek-speak that only those already initiated into this world would understand. Sure, someone can parse out and research the acronyms and various terms, but why should that be necessary?
Chimera is an open-source bootloader capable of emulating EFI capabilities for use with OS X.
What about "Chimera is open source software that lets your PC mimic Mac hardware for the purpose of running OS X."
It is an official branch of Chameleon, built to support the latest hardware and to consolidate the best features from all available sources for maximum compatibility across supported platforms.
What about "It was developed as an offshoot of another software package called Chameleon, and is intended to support a variety of PC hardware."
Focused on going forward to support current, new, and future hardware, the project will not add legacy support for older hardware.
Nothing much to add here. The word 'legacy' is redundant when used with 'older hardware' and could be dropped for clarity.
I think you get the point. Most people probably recognize that this isn't your job, and you can do it any way you want to do it. I would simply and humbly suggest that you consider the lowest common denominator when explaining things, if for no other reason than it would spread your fine work to a larger and more appreciative audience.
Cheers, and thanks.
Greg
Absolutely nothing worked for me by default when I set up my Hackintosh.
