RiPDev have officially signed their resignation to the jailbreaking community and have closed their doors on all their projects including their more famous ones such as Icy, Caterpillar (from 1.1.X days) and of course Intaller.
RipDev have created both great and bad things in their time with the jailbreaking community.
Things such as Caterpillar which were great and yet, RipDev failed to include the uninstall feature meaning everytime someone uninstalled it, it would results in a SWOD (spinning wheel of death). Regardless, I was a big fan of this program as it allowed me to have 5-icon dock and a calender on the homescreen. I know it’s a given nowadays but in the 1.1.X days, that was something else.
Also, when they took over the Installer program, I believe they didn’t make it as great as it could have been. Cleary, because Cydia is the new ‘Installer’ nowadays.
I bid RipDev a fairwell and good luck for the future!
Here is a copy of their Goodbye post on their website RipDev.org:
It’s been a great two years, but unfortunately, the time has come for Ripdev to close its doors. There are many reasons for this, most of which we probably will never disclose (unless we are forced to). The important thing is that due to circumstances we will likely be unable to support the titles we have created over the years further. They will be perfectly operatable on the firmware versions they were created for, and you will be able to download and use them — but they will no longer be supported and updated (except for i2Reader Pro that is not being developed by us and that will be kept in sync with its App Store version). We will, of course, transfer the licenses to the new devices — just email us. Our Cydia repository will be operational until at least next year, so be assured that the products you liked and paid for will be available for you to (re)install.
It was a honor to be in the iPhone jailbreak community, and we are proud that we have certainly made a ripple or two. Farewell!
It’s been a great two years, but unfortunately, the time has come for Ripdev to close its doors. There are many reasons for this, most of which we probably will never disclose (unless we are forced to). The important thing is that due to circumstances we will likely be unable to support the titles we have created over the years further. They will be perfectly operatable on the firmware versions they were created for, and you will be able to download and use them — but they will no longer be supported and updated (except for i2Reader Pro that is not being developed by us and that will be kept in sync with its App Store version). We will, of course, transfer the licenses to the new devices — just email us. Our Cydia repository will be operational until at least next year, so be assured that the products you liked and paid for will be available for you to (re)install.
It was a honor to be in the iPhone jailbreak community, and we are proud that we have certainly made a ripple or two. Farewell!
