With yesterday’s release of the iPod touch jailbreak, there is a lot of terminology flying around that many may not be familiar with. “Jailbreak” is perhaps the most important term of all, but very few people actually know where it comes from.
The good news is that it’s not too hard to understand. The Mobile OS X, like any other operating system, has folders and files. Its main form of security comes in the form of a chroot jail, which is just a fancy way of saying that outsiders are only allowed to see the inside of one specific folder. The jailbreak, then, is a way to overcome this artificial restriction.
Head over this forum thread for more explanations, and check out TUAW’s vocab primer too.
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Hacking your iPod Touch and iPhone, What is that?
So this morning, I explored how to hack my iPod Touch. It all appeared straight forward so I gave it a go. It was a bit techy, and shouldn’t be attempted by those of you with a nervous disposition. You’ll
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 pm
i want to get the iPhone programs running on my iPod Touch. How do I do that?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Hello, I am thinking about doing the jailbreak but I dont want to ruin my ipod touch. Is there anyway that i could mess anything up or is it straight forward. Also, I was wondering if this would allow me to download limewire on my ipod touch sync music right to my music while still on the ipod?
January 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm