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NiLuJe · 10-25-2010, 04:02 AM

What's in the readme should be enough.

I've already said it, and it might sound harsh, but there it is, but if one can't get it to work with what's out there, it probably means one shouldn't be using it in the first place.

It is *NOT* a hack one should use lightly, and without an at least basic understanding of Linux CLI system admin. Trying to introduce people to that on a semi-closed embedded consumer device is a recipe for disaster.

By doing this, I'm only trying to avoid people bricking/messing their Kindle up because they didn't really know what they were doing.

Look at the number of people who fiddled with their iptables settings without backups only to get bitten in the ass with the 3.0.3 update... And that's a pretty mild example.

10-25-2010, 04:02 AM	#1022
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	What's in the readme should be enough. I've already said it, and it might sound harsh, but there it is, but if one can't get it to work with what's out there, it probably means one shouldn't be using it in the first place. It is NOT a hack one should use lightly, and without an at least basic understanding of Linux CLI system admin. Trying to introduce people to that on a semi-closed embedded consumer device is a recipe for disaster. By doing this, I'm only trying to avoid people bricking/messing their Kindle up because they didn't really know what they were doing. Look at the number of people who fiddled with their iptables settings without backups only to get bitten in the ass with the 3.0.3 update... And that's a pretty mild example. Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-25-2010 at 04:10 AM.