I wonder if Apple will sue. A new exception was added to the DMCA last year specifically to address things like this:
"Computer programs in the form of firmware that enable wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telephone communication network, when circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network."
So it looks like this new law specifically allows you to hack your phone if all you want to do is unlock it. I'm actually kind of hoping that Apple sues the guys who did the unlocking, just to set a precedent when Apple loses.
Hey bgold, the BarCamp monthly dinners are a pretty good venue for that kind of meetup. I went to one in January - it was pretty cool and I'm planning on being at the next one. Unfortunately, BarCamp LA itself is the same weekend as Startup School. But the monthly dinner is the Tuesday before:
Careful with the wording. WordPress isn't fully supporting OpenID, and this can be dangerous. They're acting as an identity provider without also acting as a service provider.
It's true that WordPress users can use their blogs as OpenIDs to login elsewhere, but users who already have OpenIDs can't use them at WordPress.
Unless service providers implement the entire spec and treat all OpenID users as first-class citizens, regardless of identity provider, then there's really no interoperability here. What's the point of an OpenID if you can't use it at other "OpenID-enabled" sites like WordPress?
"Computer programs in the form of firmware that enable wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telephone communication network, when circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network."
So it looks like this new law specifically allows you to hack your phone if all you want to do is unlock it. I'm actually kind of hoping that Apple sues the guys who did the unlocking, just to set a precedent when Apple loses.