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i rooted my EVO 4G the day it came out and agree that root should not be gained only via exploit. however, i'm not sure i see how giving a choice of easy root
by leeoniya 15y ago
i rooted my EVO 4G the day it came out and agree that root should not be gained only via exploit.
however, i'm not sure i see how giving a choice of easy root to the end user would de-incentivize the development of malicious exploits which seek to gain it through other non-interactive means which bypass the officially provided method - there will always be incentive to do this, though i agree than it may take much more dedication and time to develop since there is not a huge community after it. on the flip side of the coin, these 0-day exploits likely would not be publicly disclosed as they are today for the sake of giving freedom to the end users.
- mmastrac 15y agoIf you rooted your EVO on day 0, then you probably used some of my Unrevoked work. :) I can say with absolute certainty that we've held previously back active, root-level exploits in the OS or supporting Android libraries that we've found to a later date, solely to ensure that users continue to have access to root.
- leeoniya 15y agoyes it was unrevoked :) then unrevoked4ever for s-off. holding back exploits is always a two edged sword in the walled garden created by carrier subsidies. it's a never-ending balancing act of security concerns and device freedom. capitalism will never provide us with both - a stallman-level open ecosystem and the low prices we pay to be bent over backwards by vendor lock-in.