Comments on: Jailbreak, Part 2! http://www.perton.com/2008/09/29/jailbreak-part-2/ Marc's personal blog, about technology, consumerism, photography, the 70s, diabetes, the global Perton "family" and whatever else is on my mind. Hey, it's my personal blog, right? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Gert Sanders http://www.perton.com/2008/09/29/jailbreak-part-2/#comment-3039 Gert Sanders Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:17:38 +0000 http://www.perton.com/2008/09/29/jailbreak-part-2/#comment-3039 The decision to go the CYDIA route is indeed based on the decision by Apple to refuse access to the Podcaster app (as well as the access the developer had on the Apple Dev site, his developper status got revoked after using the adhoc program to distribute his application). Part of the reason the app showed up on CYDIA is that development of this type of app, needs testers, since it is done entirely in free time. To help bring the program forward, beta testers are really needed, and the largest pool of beta testers are people capable of jailbreaking their iphone or touch. The intention is to make MobileCast much more then just a podcast downloader, giving Apple less reason to claim overlapping functionality. A working beta distribution was essential, as was continued access to the development information published by Apple. gert co-dev on MobileCast 2.2.4 The decision to go the CYDIA route is indeed based on the decision by Apple to refuse access to the Podcaster app (as well as the access the developer had on the Apple Dev site, his developper status got revoked after using the adhoc program to distribute his application).

Part of the reason the app showed up on CYDIA is that development of this type of app, needs testers, since it is done entirely in free time. To help bring the program forward, beta testers are really needed, and the largest pool of beta testers are people capable of jailbreaking their iphone or touch.

The intention is to make MobileCast much more then just a podcast downloader, giving Apple less reason to claim overlapping functionality. A working beta distribution was essential, as was continued access to the development information published by Apple.

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