Then why not just release what they have? If they aren't interested, then let other people work on it.
They seem to think it's boring, then why not spice things up? Right now they actually have the power to make things interesting, but instead they're just like, "Meh we're not interested, so no one is interested."
That is my major issue with this.
But honestly if they did find an exploit, there is only time before more people find it, release it, and take credit for it.
For one, there is the legal mess. If they released it, it's only a matter of time before an iso loader will be released on the internet. And if it comes to a courtroom, they can be pointed to as accomplices because they have released the hack. Unlikely, yes...but considering they don't WANT to have an iso loader in the first place, I'd think twice before releasing it as well.
(wait...no...skip that. I wouldn't release it to begin with. And there wouldn't be a doubt about it)
What do you mean with "spice things up"? I know a couple programmers, and I really don't want to think about what would happen if they decide to skip the bug testing phase because it's "too boring".
I don't know who those 31 guys are, but I doubt they're random passers-by on the street. No doubt these are the sort of people who have the knowledge of actually USING the exploit for something.
And considering how few hackers I've seen on this site*, 31 is actually a pretty large number. Perhaps even large enough to wonder if the smaller number is the guys they leave out (read: the ones who just want to create iso loaders).
To put upright: who here actually WANTS that exploit? All I read is assumptions that "others" will know how to use it, but isn't that an assumption of itself? At least Marcan's talking in name of a part of the hacker scène.
On the last thing...yeah...it's certainly possible someone else finds it. And if that someone isn't a nintendo employee, he may actually release it. But TBH, I don't think anyone of that group is going to care about it, let alone change their mind about whether to release something for it.
*I mean
hackers, here. Not script kiddies, beta testers, crackers, tweakers or anyone of that kind. I'm talking about someone who actually know how to do reverse engineering on a closed system and that sort of shit.