U.S. Samsung Galaxy S variants rooted before release

Even though they aren't officially released yet, the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile Vibrant and AT&T Captivate) have already been rooted.  We should expect this by now, as it seems like it happens with all the hot new Android phones as they come around.  Even better?  This is a nice easy method -- no timing, monkeying with SD cards, no sacrificing chickens or doing rain-dances.  Just load a file and boot into Samsung's recovery.  Very nice to see a manufacturer playing nice with the hacking and development community in a time when some phones are coming locked so tight that if you slid a dollar under the battery door 3 quarters, 2 dimes and a nickle would come out.  [xda-developers via Android and Me] Thanks thebizz for the tip!

Jerry Hildenbrand
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