It's when you override the permissions that disallow you from having root permissions (think *nix here). All android devices do not give you root level access and you have to run a program on it to root it so you can make modifications to the UI and other functions that are not allowed by default. This usually breaks whatever warranties and the like you may have, so caveat emptor...
Once you root it, you can completely change the UI...for the android phones, they have all sorts of custom UIs that you can then install. It can also override things like carrier restrictions on sharing internet access and the like...with the risk of getting your service dropped if they find out. I guess it is a lot like jailbreaking an iPhone, except that rooting is more for the geeks that want to explore the capabilities of the Android device rather than just making it more functional. Eric -----Original Message----- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:48 To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone else get a chrome netbook? idk what a root exploit is, but i did find that people have put Snow Leopard on this, as well as Ubuntu :) On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > How long before a root exploit is out in the wild? I'd rather wait for > a bit and see what develops. > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Haha. You change your country from United States and it doesn't > > update > the > > State drop down to something country specific. No Province drop down > > or Province/Region textbox. > > > > n00bs. > > > > I'd like me a ChromeOS Netbook though. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-cr48.html > > > > > > <http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-cr48.html>Sent from > > > my ChromeOS Netbook ... it's ok, you can drool lol > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I didn't see RAM or processor, can you find that out? > > > > > > > > sent from my Droid phone > > > > On Jan 28, 2011 4:37 PM, "Cameron Childress" > > > > <camer...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Casey Dougall > > > > > <ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > > > >> Hey, whatever it takes to keep your apple batter down ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Apple batter? ewww.... > > > > > > > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Sent from my Atari 2600, don't hate. > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:333807 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
