I don’t want to speak out of turn, but this is a "bounty" and while Jcase is said to be working on it, and I imagine he is, there might be others too, or Jcase might not figure it out. (BTW, Jcase does a lot for us on Android, and has a bunch if great free apps. So, he is one of the good guys.)
So, if anyone pays anyone in advance, they risk paying the wrong person or paying someone who might give up!
So... my $0. 02 is we just need to wait to see who claims the Bounty.
After all, Bounty Hunters look for lots of people. They only get paid when they succeed.
The link in the op is not to Jcase. Its a pool where the donations will be held and be distributed to whoever figures it out. In the sad case that no root method is found they will track the donations and refund anyone that has donated. If I misunderstood your post I apologize.
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