iPhone Dev Team to Open Source Free Unlock

An anonymous reader writes "In an effort to keep up with changes from Apple at a faster speed, the iPhone Dev Team is considering open sourcing AnySIM, the free unlocking solution for the iPhone. In a chat with Gizmodo, iPhone Dev Team member Sam said that this move could 'open a lot of possibilities for the future,' mainly in terms of the speed of the updates and avoiding sloppy and possibly dangerous binary patches. They are now looking for community input to get the project started."

Comments

The Drawbacks?

[TubeSteak]

Wouldn't this make it easier for Apple to break AnySim?

Re:Not safer

[palegray.net]

Thank heavens we have a ton of security firms who make a living finding holes in both open and closed source software and publishing the results. Of course, their work is just a bit easier if the source is available, and it's just slightly easier to write a patch that solves the problem ;). I guess my main point is this: it isn't just the average user who looks at the source code for high-profile projects.