Update: We got some facts wrong with the original release – just an FYI that #teamwin found the exploit and got it to temp root!

Geeks – #teamwin has done it again!

Earlier today, after just six short days – #teamwin, consisting of a variety of devs all over the Android spectrum, posted a pic on twitter showing a temporary root – They found an exploit that appears to be the hole they needed to get inside and be but a few steps closer to the Permanent Root – or in other words, Custom ROMS and Kernels! They later had a Q&A on #htc-evo-3d on Freenode – where unrEVOked also stepped in and helped shed light on the S-OFF situation, which they both were currently involved in attempting to accomplish.

But what does this all mean?

The Team stated (first and foremost) they will notify HTC of the exploit, and intend to notify them of how to fix it – this is out of tradition and good intentions of the white hat team

The Team stated temp root (which means you can modify /system/ of your phone, but after reboot it will return to ROM settings) will lead to a permanent root solution by the end of the weekend, after which they will release the exploit and root solution to the public. Anyone remember Soft SPL of way back when?

S-OFF (Or disable NAND Security, which allows you to install any update and essentially be rooted even if you flash an OTA) has not been achieved yet.

This is the beginning of ROM development for the EVO 3D, but you will still have to wait a LITTLE longer!

For those wanting the full scoop, a copy of the chat log is below – a lot of great stuff was discussed, so be sure to read it!

PASTEBIN (WITHOUT IPS – thanks pinpoint!)