Are we allowed to modify plist files?

Hi,
I was wondering whether we as Mac users are allowed to modify plist files such as platformsupport.plist. Is it prohibited/illegal?
Thanks

sanjay_ss34 wrote:
Hi,
I was wondering whether we as Mac users are allowed to modify plist files such as platformsupport.plist. Is it prohibited/illegal?
Thanks
Sure, you can edit them.
Matt

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