Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server Leaked as Torrent Download

Softpedia has learned that Snow Leopard Server Build 10A433 has been pirated and leaked to torrent websites, where it is freely available for download. Listed as “MAC.OSX.SNOW.LEOPARD.Server.V10.6-HOTiSO,” this copy of Snow Leopard Server is illegal. Softpedia does not condone piracy.

Provided that Apple does ship the new software officially in September (rather than earlier), Mac OS X fans are looking at a couple of weeks' worth of waiting time tops. Via its Snow Leopard Server Up-to-Date Program, Apple is offering buyers of a qualifying server (on or after June 8, 2009) that does not include Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard to upgrade for just $9.95.

Upgrading from Mac OS X Server v10.4 (Tiger) or v10.5 (Leopard) is also easy, but it’s not cheap. Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard, priced at $499, is said to be the most prominent Server Mac OS since Mac OS X Server was originally released. If your Intel-based Mac is running Mac OS X Server v10.4 or v10.5, all you have to do is purchase Mac OS X Server v10.6, read the Upgrade and Migration Guide, and follow the instructions.

As a buyer of the Apple Maintenance Program for Mac OS X Server, one must simply wait for the copy of Mac OS X Server v10.6 to be shipped to their doorsteps when it becomes available. System requirements include a Mac desktop or server with Intel processor, 10GB of available disk space and a minimum of 2GB of RAM.

Softpedia doesn't encourage downloading non-approved, pirated Apple software via file-sharing / torrent sites. This article has a purely informational purpose and doesn't, in any way, suggest that Mac users should go forth with downloading any of the various Snow Leopard / Snow Leopard Server builds currently available on such file-sharing / torrent websites.