I’m sure many of you remember the lengthy rant I posted the day Riot cancelled the Mac client. As was clear from my post, I think Riot handled the situation very poorly, and they haven’t had an answer for the Mac users since. I had heard rumblings of a community-driven LoL for Mac project, but I just looked at the project and I am damn impressed.

A player by the name of “Boompje” hosts the LoL for Mac project, a community effort to bring League of Legends to Mac players. I’m not sure how it all works, nor can I honestly figure out how Riot hasn’t issued some sort of cease and desist (he is asking for donations, after all). What I do know is that I would buy Boompje and his team a beer if I could find them. I don’t play League on a Mac, but the fact that they are willing to devote personal time to supporting Mac players is absolutely fantastic.

I am, however, concerned for the future of the project. I don’t know the legal ramifications of the LoL for Mac project, but I would imagine there are some issues involved with distributing a version of the client for an unsupported operating system. Perhaps some of the legally and technically educated among you can offer some insight here. I would imagine, though, that Riot needs to protect its IP, and I would imagine this violates the terms of use agreement in some way.

All the same, show those guys some support. They’re doing the community a great service.