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Originally Posted by az99
That is why I am asking. What will it do?
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There is one area of the file system that you can see when connected to a pc - the place where you put your books.
Everything else about the software that runs the machine is outside of that view.
Putting software onto the machine, in the part that you can't see, requires the use of cryptographically signed packages.
Amazon only ships the Kindles with their own crypto certificate installed.
The "jailbreak" for the Kindles installs an additional crypto certificate so that software packages not provided by Amazon may be installed.
With the recent advent of the version 5.3 firmware for the Kindle Paperwhite (Kpw) it has become a bit more than just installing our customization certificate, but the principle remains.