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Recap…
So….. On the 1st of April sony deployed the update 3.21 for PS3′s which took away the ability to “install other OS” meaning if you update to 3.21 you can no longer install OS’s like linux on your PS3 but if you do not update then you cant go online with your PS3 OS. Which means PS3 owners with the old Phat PS3 had to make a choice. Linux or PS3 on their PS3′s.
GeoHot aka the iphone hacker responsable for sony making this update due to making the fact that he had hacked the PS3 public, has appollogized and claims to be working on a third party Fix CFW (Custom Firmware) for this situation caused by himself.
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George Hotz recently wrote on his blog…..
A note to people interested in the exploit and retaining OtherOS support, DO NOT UPDATE. When 3.21 comes out, I will look into a safe way of updating to retain OtherOS support, perhaps something like Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher. I never intended to touch CFW, but if that’s how you want to play…
Two things, some people seem to think CFW will enable some sort of piracy. It won’t. It’ll just be a custom version of 3.21 that doesn’t lose OtherOS support. Hacking isn’t about getting what you didn’t pay for, it’s about making sure you do get what you did.
And this is about more than this feature right now. It’s about whether these companies have the right to take away advertised features from a product you purchased. Imagine if an exploit were found in Safari on the iPhone, but instead of fixing it, Apple decides to pull web browsing altogether. Legally, they may be within their right to do so, but we have to show them it’s the wrong move for the future of the product and the company.
For now, it looks like proxying the query for new firmwares is working. My investigation into 3.21 has begun.
Switched on
This kid is deffinately switch on in the legal department and i expect he will keep this on the legal side which means no pirated games will play on the PS3′s running CFW but the question is, will he open the door for other CFW writers to make that feature available?
