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To keep get_root.app available in next FM releases, we could ask the developers to consider the exploit that made get_root possible, as a feature. But I think there should be a big enough userbase for the get_root.app (or get_root-wise scripting) to make it interesting for them.
Does someone know if there is already some action taken for this?
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If you just want a convenient WiFi-access to the reader's file system (and that's what I want in teh first place), then "get_root" has some disadvantages:
- it makes us root
, so security is in danger - we could (without wanting it) do harm to the system by unmounting or deleting something important.
- some hackers could get root access to our reader via telnet
- it turns on bluetooth, so battery is discharged quickly
So instead of asking the developers to leave this "hole" open (what they never would be allowed to do by their management, cause a manufacturer of ebook readers has to convince the content -owners of the system's security),
we better should ask for a (non root) wifi-telnet-daemon or (even better or in addition) a wifi-samba server.
But even if pocketbook will not give us something like that, i am sure we can program or port such a program ourselves with help of the new SDK.
As long as we do not need root access or access to system files, that's what we really want, isn't it?
By the way: In the russian discussion they already plan for the "after get_root time" right now:
-They want to "crack" the actual protection that prevents us to flash the PB with an open source firmware (like open inkpot)
-They can already unpack a firmware-archive file and extract the system files. So they could get able to run some of these (modified) files in parallel to the normal firmware. (I am not sure of that, cause the google translation of this forum is a quite funny experience...)
- They look for other "suid" - exploits
There is hope for us, you see...
