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> 2. You got your facts/timeline wrong. GeoHot didn't publish his hack until after OtherOS was disabled. Turns out I really don't. The other person posted the
by that_guy_iain 4y ago
> 2. You got your facts/timeline wrong. GeoHot didn't publish his hack until after OtherOS was disabled.
Turns out I really don't. The other person posted the timeline. GeoHot pulled it because they allowed OtherOS. They obivously found out some how, removed it and then GeoHot announced the bug. Maybe GeoHot did responsible disclosure?
- brirec 4y agoOh my, no, there wasn’t any “responsible disclosure,” but rather some serious animosity from Sony. They sued Geohot, and won an injunction against him hacking on any Sony products.
- brirec 4y agoThinking back on it, I don’t think geohot ever even disclosed the specifics of the bug, or publicly released any PoC before Sony sent the lawyers after him, and he was legally (and morally) prevented from hacking on Sony products after