Since you've mentioned running OED(2?), I'll pass this on to you...
About five years ago an acquaintance of my daughter's (They're both Mac techs.) was working on a Mac with OED2 installed, and, in the course of discussion, was offered a copy of the disc by its owner; he, of course, declined.
The owner then contacted Oxford and asked whether, since OED2 was no longer offered for sale nor had it been ported to OS X, they had any objections to his disseminating copies of the disc and was told that they had none. (My daughter has seen the e-mail; I have not.)
You can take that for whatever you think it's worth; personally, I've given away a few copies, but OED appreciators are few and far between in NYC.
Aside: I'm wondering how long it takes for SheepShaver to get OED up and running? (Having to launch "Classic Environment" before I could launch OED was a major pain; am I correct in guessing that SS takes even longer than that process took?)
