Jailbreaking Everything

[Phil Davis]

<memoryLane>
I remember a magazine article from my youth (1960's) describing how 
someone had taken a Fiat 600 and put a Porsche engine in it (I forget if 
it was a 912 or 911 engine - either one would be quite radical). Now 
THAT's a jailbreak I can appreciate! I guess it resonated with me 
because I had a Fiat 600 at the time.
</memoryLane>

Phil Davis


On 7/26/10 11:16 AM, Paul Looney wrote:
> Richard,
> I'd like to see everything "jail broken".
>
> Next up:
> The ability to order a GM car with a Ford transmission and a Mercedes 
> engine (especially the four cylinder, twin turbo, Diesel they have in 
> Europe and Canada).
>
> This might spread beyond the US. Sarah could get a Ford Falcon with 
> mechanicals from a Holden Commodore.
>
> Meanwhile in the European Union: Jan could get a Audi A8 with brakes 
> from a BMW 7i. Kevin could upgrade his next Bentley with seats from a 
> Ferrari. Hugh could get that wonderful Peugot suspension and put it 
> into...
>
> Think I'll order a new Citroen catalog. Wonder if they still have the 
> 2CV? Would be nice with the sound system from a ...
> Paul Looney
>
>
> On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:03 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>> Michael Kann wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/26/us_government_legalizes_iphone_jailbreaking_for_unauthorized_apps.html 
>>>
>>>
>>> -- watch for line breaks
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> If we get the freedom to run our choice of apps on a given hardware 
>> system, will we someday get the freedom to run our choice of OSes on 
>> the hardware we choose?
>>
>> I trust Andrew Kluthe and I aren't the only people who daydream about 
>> being able to legally enjoy OS X on hardware not made by Apple.
>>
>> This is an interesting precedent, possibly the beginning of a deep 
>> sea change favoring consumer choice....
>>
>> -- 
>>  Richard Gaskin
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