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Originally Posted by Adam B.
Except iRex hasn't done anything to require signed apps to run, or encrypted the file system. Their release of the SDK, did nothing but open the device up even more. Unlike apple who is trying to keep it open, but still locked down...
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We have been really fortunate with the iLiad, both the insiders and the outsiders.
You are right "apple is different". In 1984 (remember the "freedom" ad), and for two years, there was no development in the Macintosh except if you got to buy... an Apple Lisa to run the SDK! I expect some similar trick, except that now it is a BSD architecture and people has been able to write working apps. On the hacked iPod we tested some, and got to run a couple of games and the terminal emulator.
In any case, all the apps, including the browser, were running as root, then doing easy the hack in 1.1.1. So perhaps some guys there inside in Apple are also interested on 3rd party ports.