So you're an expert in all of the laws in all of the countries where the G1 is sold?, if not how can you make statement 1?
Also, if the device is "DESIGNED AND INTENDED to be 'rooted'" why is copy protection so easily circumvented on a rooted 'phone and why are devices with root access blocked from seeing copy protected apps? I think you have reality and your hopes & wishes confused. Al. --- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lbcoder Sent: 28 May 2009 14:45 To: Android Discuss Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Still looking for a USB/modem tethering solution Bunch more stupidity as expected from an unregulated forum.... 1) It ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT break the law, 2) If you want to warranty it, you can WRITE THE ORIGINAL BACK, 3) If tethering breaches your contract, DON'T TETHER, the fact that it is *possible* to tether does NOT violate the contract, only DOING so, 4) pdanet doesn't work, 5) These devices are DESIGNED AND INTENDED to be "rooted" -- more on that below, On rooting/root lock; This is designed to prevent regular users from *accidentally* typing something like "su" followed by "rm /* -rf". This is not a piece of fruit, these devices are specifically designed to make it easy, reliable, but non-trivial to gain full control. Proof: 1) first engineering bootloader for Dream was found on a consumer device sold by tmobile prior to availability of ADP1. 2) rc29 nbh file was mysteriously "leaked", 3) magic shipped with FASTBOOT enabled - why? 4) some magic's shipped with ROOT ENABLED - why? #1 and #4 are essentially the same, just different device -- they send out some small number of devices for which you can easily get root, knowing that with a certain number of them out there, you are bound to give one to someone who knows what to do with it. #2 and #3 are the same, just different devices -- give the user an exploit that with a little ingenuity will give them an "in" (to make use of #1 and #4). Now its not difficult to imagine a way to lock the user out more strongly; bootloader withOUT fastboot + android 1.5 that lacks root. So why did they enable fastboot on magic? Because it would piss off every power user to be locked out and this is not a piece of fruit. Why was there an engineering bootloader found on a tmobile-branded dream? Because they PUT it there. Why were there a certain number of magic's shipped with root enabled? Because they put it there. These things don't happen by accident - you don't hear of it happening to fruits... This implies that they WANT you to be able to, IF you have a little initiative and know what you're doing. On May 28, 7:41 am, Bobby Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: > Quite apart from the legal aspects Al, most users are *not* going to > follow this procedure to tether their phone. > > Let me see... do you want to do all the stuff to root your phone, > possibly break the law, possibly threaten your warrenty, possibly > brick your phone OR install the free PDANet app? > > That's a tough one... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
