It is a privilege escalation to a 'root' user, which in this context is equivalent to an 'admin' user.
In short, using an insecure backup/restore process, it changes the ability for root to login via ssh. No bootloader access, no 'jailbreak'. From there, all you get is what you could have done by developing an app.
As you could always load an app directly onto your Playbook, this is not all that impressive.
I have come to expect it from Crackberry, but though/. would have a critical eye.
Remember this is QNX. This is a privilege escalation above the default 'devuser'. I still see nothing that indicates that the bootloader or anything of importance was 'rooted' in the same sense as an Android 'root' or and iPhone 'jailbreak'.
Of course it is a problem. But it is not the end of the world. They have laid out a transition to QNX-based phones, and in the middle of than transition right now. Did they make mistakes last year with the pre-7 phones (underpowered, stagnant interface)? Yes they did, and this is a major part of their drop in overall market share.
RIM has a bad quarter, and the glee at which people post its demise is amusing. Look at the actual financials, their assets, and the market share. Adjust for an expanded market and you get less of a 'doom and gloom' picture.
And the Playbook is a fine piece of kit - and will only get better when the NDK is released. Could it have more apps? Yes. Is there anything wrong with the device itself. No.
If it where anyone else putting this out, it would be heralded as the second coming of the music generation. Since it is RIM, the knee-jerk reaction is to slam it, without understanding what it is.
I was wondering the same thing. If they are going to trial anything, I would assume it would be the Blackberry. It is trivial to lock it down to allow only what they want.
Slashdot Mirror
It's nice to see that the average Anonymous Coward is a non-functional human.
That just sucks.
>Russians did it ....(*)....
+5
>Saskatchewan did it
So he is leaving the mess he caused?
DrakeFirewall: http://doc.mandriva.com/en/2010/Mastering-Manual/Mastering-Manual.html/tinyfirewall.html
It is available in Mageia as well.
Pop-up notifications, default blocking all, port scan detection, etc.
Been around for years.
"they may opt instead for Microsoft's Windows Phone software"
No one is going to do that.
Stop being so fucking full of yourself, and you may have a change.
If your project is actually rock star quality, open source or proprietary won't make a diffence.
Now let's get back to your 15ms of fame.
Neil Young made the same argument last month in Wired. The interviewer was a douchbag, so I'm not going to link to it, but Neil was right, and first.
It stopped being your private life when you posted it to the Internet.
It's on the Playbook, and will be on the BB10 phones.
http://peterhansen.ca/blog/category/PlayBook.html
It is a privilege escalation to a 'root' user, which in this context is equivalent to an 'admin' user.
In short, using an insecure backup/restore process, it changes the ability for root to login via ssh. No bootloader access, no 'jailbreak'. From there, all you get is what you could have done by developing an app.
As you could always load an app directly onto your Playbook, this is not all that impressive.
I have come to expect it from Crackberry, but though /. would have a critical eye.
Remember this is QNX. This is a privilege escalation above the default 'devuser'. I still see nothing that indicates that the bootloader or anything of importance was 'rooted' in the same sense as an Android 'root' or and iPhone 'jailbreak'.
This is based on analysts guesses. Samsung didn't release any numbers.
The initial list of apps is up at http://crackberry.com/research-motion-offers-free-premium-apps-customers-following-service-interruptions
Of course it is a problem. But it is not the end of the world. They have laid out a transition to QNX-based phones, and in the middle of than transition right now. Did they make mistakes last year with the pre-7 phones (underpowered, stagnant interface)? Yes they did, and this is a major part of their drop in overall market share.
This does not seem unrecoverable to me though.
The market has grown. Subscribers are actually up, as well phone sales.
Abandoned is a bit melodramatic. But how about Apple? Or Unix? Or Nintendo?
RIM has a bad quarter, and the glee at which people post its demise is amusing. Look at the actual financials, their assets, and the market share. Adjust for an expanded market and you get less of a 'doom and gloom' picture.
And the Playbook is a fine piece of kit - and will only get better when the NDK is released. Could it have more apps? Yes. Is there anything wrong with the device itself. No.
A week away from the RIM earning call, and you are spouting about the ability of the iPhone to use flash.
I swear the lot of you are barely classified as functionally retarded, and don't realized when you are being used.
This article should have been tossed in the bin.
Twats.
You keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means.
You keep using that quote randomly. You are either regurgitating a meme, or just got Netflix.
If it where anyone else putting this out, it would be heralded as the second coming of the music generation. Since it is RIM, the knee-jerk reaction is to slam it, without understanding what it is.
Critical analysis is lost when it comes to RIM
They have not provided the governments with the ability to snoop on their citizens communications.
Like Lazaridis, I tire of this ignorance.
They didn't. Prove it or shut up.
Steam came before Apple iStore. So did Games for Windows Live.
You're right, screw the Apple iStore.
I was wondering the same thing. If they are going to trial anything, I would assume it would be the Blackberry. It is trivial to lock it down to allow only what they want.