As a sidenote, I'm interested in hearing piracy numbers after this jailbreak. Is piracy still popular, or are people just jailbreaking solely for the mods?
Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
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Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#82Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#83So you guys use a closed source program from 'hackers' to be able to fully use your phone? So you have all the disavantages of paying for something and all the disadvantages of using some keygen binary to use as it was pirated. and i'm worried about what lies in the binary blob of my phone's boot1 and radio driver....
Closed source probably for practical reasons, to make it harder for Apple to quickly release a "fix".
By the time a patch is publicly released like this, I'm sure Apple will have it decompiled and know what the exploit is within weeks if not days since the actual exploit code won't be much code to analyze (as opposed to digging through all of iOS like the jailbreakers have to do find an exploitable location).
Plus, Apple I'm sure has plenty of software/hardware debuggers they can attach to their own hardware that'd let them know what is happening even if they didn't have the closed/open binary.
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#84Am I the only one getting a stream of NetDB errors (with the occasional HTTP 500 or 502)? I guess I'll just have to wait until... whatever server it's trying to connect to is up and running. I haven't had a chance to install a single package yet. Edit: Popping over to r/jailbreak confirms it, I guess it'll be a while before things calm down. I just hope I can get f.lux before I have to go to work.
Confirming this as well... If you see this error, NetDB, Failed to fetch, etc., it is not any problem with your iDevice, Cydia, the jailbreak, or really anything at all. In fact, if you are seeing this right now on 2/4/2013, it most likely means everything is working properly!
The servers that provide the apps, the 'sources', are overloaded with people trying to download. Waiting until the servers are less loaded is the only solution, right now.
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#85I am very afraid of this moment. I know after this jailbreak released, there will be more and more people use illegal applications, and I have to worry about the meals next month. For god sake, hoping they will not release something that could break the IAP.....
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
If it was a browser exploit, wouldn't that put all users at a great risk, and also put more pressure on Apple to rapidly patch?
Apple will want to rapidly patch this either way. They still see it as a large security flaw, even if it needs a physical connection, and they hate jailbreaking.
4.2.1 is still vulnerable to a remote safari exploit, capable of gaining root. There's no way for iPhone 3G users to update past that point. They don't care about security.
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#87I am very afraid of this moment. I know after this jailbreak released, there will be more and more people use illegal applications, and I have to worry about the meals next month. For god sake, hoping they will not release something that could break the IAP.....
Your concern is silly. People pirating applications are likely not going to be willing to pay for those applications in the first place. There is no opportunity cost associated with piracy.
If anything, in my opinion, app piracy just increases the visibility of your app and could potentially win new, legitimate users through word of mouth.
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#88I am very afraid of this moment. I know after this jailbreak released, there will be more and more people use illegal applications, and I have to worry about the meals next month. For god sake, hoping they will not release something that could break the IAP.....
I'm pretty sure Installous shut down from lack of use, which doesn't give much credence to your fears.
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#89The last time I had a jailbroken phone was at the time of iOS 2, back then I didn't think it was worth it. What has changed in the last four years?
AdBlock in MobileSafari is also nice
Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak
#90So you guys use a closed source program from 'hackers' to be able to fully use your phone? So you have all the disavantages of paying for something and all the disadvantages of using some keygen binary to use as it was pirated. and i'm worried about what lies in the binary blob of my phone's boot1 and radio driver....
I'm sure you're not using a closed source binary anywhere in your day to day usage of computing devices.