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A splinter dev team has just released its 1.1.3 jailbreak. that jailbreak, as discussed in our earlier post provides a “soft upgrade” path for jailbroken 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 users. (See that post for many of the technical details.) For right now, that jailbreak is limited to Windows users only, with a Mac release expected shortly. that does not jailbreak the iPod touch–iPhone only for now.

A special edition of Nate True’s iBrickr software will prepare the image used for the update and a second installer portion will flash the phone. Smxy repository maintainer, Shaun Erickson has packed up that second portion of the jailbreak, which will be available via Installer.app.

iPhone hacker NerveGas raised concerns as to whether that release would illegally distribute Apple software. Nate assures me that he merely uses a diff (differences) file amidst the 1.1.3 firmware as provided and the jailbroken 1.1.3 firmware. NerveGas asked me to mention that that release is not canon and distributed against his wishes and against the wishes of some of the dev/elite team. From what I understand, the dev team was behind that release until shortly before Nate took it live. NerveGas’s copyright

concerns divided the team, splitting opinions on whether it should go live just at the wire.

Huge kudos for that jailbreak go primarily to the awesome iPhone hackers “planetbeing” and _Fred, who were the first to jailbreak. Other amazing developers include Zibri, netkas, NerveGas, asap18, bgm, Bugout, bushing, chris_, dinopio, drudge, gray, MuscleNerd, natetrue, pr3d4t0r, roxfan, Turbo, Zf[strike], np101137, pumpkin, and kroo, along with many contributors who wish to remain anonymous.

Update: How to fix GoogleMaps Locations–this fix only works for fully legal customers (at&t, orange, o2) (Thanks Netkas!)

Update: We’re still fairly unsure as to what precisely is in the jailbreak software. Nate had told me the only possible infringement would be the difference file amidst the 1.1.3 dmg and the jailbroken dmg but I’m now told by others (thanks kroo!) that it includes Apple’s iTunesMobileDevice.dll. Engadget’s on-staff legal guru Nilay Patel says that you cannot include Apple’s cipher in another release, whether or not Apple posts the cipher online for free, adding that there’s probably a license agreement somewhere that prevents modification.

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Orginal post by Erica Sadun