Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 has been released for Mac uses as a tethered solution for jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 1. Tethered meaning you’ll have to plug back into your machine each time you need to reboot. I encourage you to wait for the inevitable untethered alternative though, also this truly should be for devs only.
I’m an advocate for not using beta iOS unless you are truly a dev and reporting bugs. But if you can’t wait and want want want then at least you have a jailbreak option.
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