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Prison = Jail?

It is called a jailbreak because it bypasses the 'chroot jail' placed on the operating system which prevents the phone from executing unauthorized code. This use of 'jail' is a technical term, and trying to replace it with a synonym is not cute or clever, it just reveals your ignorance.
 
It is called a jailbreak because it bypasses the 'chroot jail' placed on the operating system which prevents the phone from executing unauthorized code. This use of 'jail' is a technical term, and trying to replace it with a synonym is not cute or clever, it just reveals your ignorance.


Hell, I didn't know that either, LOL. chroot jail (Adding to vocabulary)
 
The star of that show is gay, true story

Actor and screenwriter Wentworth Miller, star of the Fox hit Prison Break, took a personal stand against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown Wednesday in a letter that also publicly revealed for the first time he is gay.
 
It is called a jailbreak because it bypasses the 'chroot jail' placed on the operating system which prevents the phone from executing unauthorized code. This use of 'jail' is a technical term, and trying to replace it with a synonym is not cute or clever, it just reveals your ignorance.

Kool story bro, changed my life :apple:
 
The star of that show is gay, true story

Actor and screenwriter Wentworth Miller, star of the Fox hit Prison Break, took a personal stand against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown Wednesday in a letter that also publicly revealed for the first time he is gay.

Oh well. Good for him.
 
It is called a jailbreak because it bypasses the 'chroot jail' placed on the operating system which prevents the phone from executing unauthorized code. This use of 'jail' is a technical term, and trying to replace it with a synonym is not cute or clever, it just reveals your ignorance.

I was entertained by op's attempt at cleverness.

Some people take things way too seriously :rolleyes:
 
Is it just me.

Or are they saying a jailbreak won't be available till 7.01 is out.

Oh wait, till 7.02 is out.

Oh wait till 7.03. Is out.

7.04
7.05
7.06
7.07
7.08
7.09

7.1, wait a second. Do we see a pattern here ?
is you not them
 
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