Earlier today, a beta version of an iOS 4.1 jailbreak was released, just before the official iPhone Dev Team release was due. While a little unusual to see an exploit by another group so close to an announced release, it seems that there is a lot more going on behind the scenes than what’s on the surface.
According to iPhone Dev Team member Joshua Hill, Geohot’s new Limera1n jailbreak uses an ill-advised, unstable exploit to get into iOS. By showcasing an exploit other than the iPhone Dev Team’s exploit, Geohot is giving Apple two bugs to squash, not just one, making future jailbreaks more difficult.
So, in an effort to keep their exploit protected from Apple, the iPhone Dev Team’s “Greenposi0n” jailbreak is more than likely going to being delayed, as the group re-tools their jailbreak around Limera1n, leaving iOS 4.1 users just this beta, buggy, Windows-only jailbreak for now.
Who knew the jailbreaking community was so much like a middle school? Crazy.