Custom Firmware - Good or Bad for the Scene ?

[TerryMathews]

Ok, thanks for the info. But if if some sick-o get pleasure for bricking peoples hardware, then why not make an instant bomb instead?

Look at it from the perspective when people installed Dark Alex's POC firmware - only a few people tried it out to begin with, and others tried it once the firmware was proven to be safe.

Had the firmware instantly bricked the PSP, maybe 10-20 PSPs would be bricked. Set the bomb at say a month, and who can say how many would be bricked? A look at the number of views on the POC thread would lead some insight though.

[NoQuarter]

this is why source code for these type of things should always be available-so experienced coders could look at the source and determine if anything dangerous is in there plus we could compile it our self either way source code distribution makes sense.On another note I think we have more to worry about from sony installing root kits that install when firmware is decrypted

[jaws365]

Alright, I see.

But if it has not been confirmed, I think it is friggin paranoid that people consider it a great threat, even Wraggster speak of it as it already is an actual issue.

[juliusceasar]

But if it has not been confirmed, I think it is friggin paranoid that people consider it a great threat, even Wraggster speak of it as it already is an actual issue.

Totally agree m8!