Freeware utility for Tiger OS X (or older) that can enable write
access for some disc burners which are seen as "unsupported". Leopard
OS X is said to have the equivalent of PatchBurn built in, so
development of PatchBurn ceased with Tiger. Also can add the hidden
resource file Hurz & Pfurz to add additional burning support for iDVD
4. The final version releases for Jaguar, Panther and Tiger have had
their expiring dates disabled, and are [offered on the authors'
website for free][1].
> License
> PatchBurn 4 is freeware. The use is free of charge. PatchBurn 4 may
> be copied and distributed freely. The only requirement is that you
> do not change the program's distribution package. The Readme.rtf
> must be included with the program. You may distribute the program on
> the Internet, in e-mail attachments or on shareware-CDs, but you may
> not distribute the program for commercial purposes. If you want to
> distribute the program for commercial use, you must ask the author
> for express, written permission prior to distribution.
>
> ? Excerpt: Enclosed ReadMe doc in version 4 (similar notices appear
> in each of the above DL's)
1. PatchBurn v1.1b2 (English) for Jaguar (10.2.x) in StuffIt ".sit" archive
19.9.2003 - Version 1.1b2
\- The use is free of charge and is not limited in time.
2. PatchBurn v1.1 (German) for Jaguar (10.2.x) in StuffIt ".sit" archive
11.8.2003 - Version 1.1b2
\- PatchBurn ist Freeware.
3. PatchBurn v3.1.8 (English) for Panther (10.3.x) in Mac OS X ".zip" archive
31.10.2007 - Version 3.1.8
\- maintenance release. No major changes! This version will never
expire!
4. PatchBurn v4.0.5 (English) for Tiger (10.4.x) in Mac OS X ".zip" archive
31.10.2007 - Version 4.0.5
\- maintenance release. No major changes! This version will never
expire!
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC
PatchBurn v4.0.5 from 2007 is PPC encoded, but had no problem patching
an Intel Tiger OS (screenshots 2 - 5).
[1]:
http://www.patchburn.de/
