Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/EFi-X (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. Jayjg (talk) 02:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

EFi-X
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This is not a notable product. This product is just one of those "flash in the pan", "15 minutes of fame" type thing
 * Delete This product is notable only for being a commercialized Chameleon/boot-132. User:irkirkirk (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:51, 20 December 2009 (UTC).
 * Delete Not only is this product not notable, but AFAIK after Davide Rutigliano shut down the EFi-X USA division in December 2009 there was no mention of the product outside of a few obscure reviews.  Also as documented by Exclusive Report: EFI-X Mac Booter, A Scam? on Tom's Hardware September 8, 2009 "EFI-X uses code taken straight from the OSX86 community, without attribution. [...]  There is now hard coded evidence that even the firmware updating utility used by the EFI-X module steals code under the GNU Public License without proper attribution, and in fact, replaces all refrences to the original libary with its own name."  Finally, given that the way Apple ties its OS to hardware was ruled as falling under the DMCA in the Apple vs Psystar case odds are this product is illegal.--BruceGrubb (talk) 20:05, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 15:53, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Whether the product is illegal or not does not prevent it from becoming notable; but I don't see any coverage of this in anything that looks like a truly reliable source. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 16:44, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
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