The Dev Team, whose research was instrumental in Hotz's initial hacking of the iPhone's hardware, isn't the first to offer a software-only unlock.

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Harrison and other iPhone hackers in the iPhone Dev Team community don't intend to profit from their programs, though the iPhone Dev Team does solicit donations on its Web site to fund its research.

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