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Re:Hacking the Kindle Touch by sidmitra on Monday June 04, 2012 @11:27AM (#4064382)
If i understand your comment, you're saying it's pointless?

Enabling Kindle to read other formats besides .mobi(like epub) instead of messing around with conversion, makes it useful for me.

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Re:Hacking the Kindle Touch by ovi256 on Monday June 04, 2012 @01:36PM (#4064958)
His comment is a famous paraphrase meaning the technical challenge alone and the fame it brings may be enough motivation for some.

The initial jailbreaking is just the door opening that enables useful applications to emerge.

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Re:Hacking the Kindle Touch by excuse-me on Monday June 04, 2012 @02:00PM (#4065070)
Yes, I thought the phrase was famous enough

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory

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Re:Hacking the Kindle Touch by sidmitra on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @07:48AM (#4068245)
Yes i got the meaning, but for some reason i detected a hint of sarcasm; hence asked for a clarification :-)
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Re:Hacking the Kindle Touch by excuse-me on Monday June 04, 2012 @11:39AM (#4064438)
NO I'm saying the technical challenge and the exercise of your rights to do what you want with your own property is justification enough - even IF it didn't add any functionality to the device
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