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iPod on Linux... with GPLed software

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-what-I'm-talkin-bout dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "gnuPod 0.2 has just been released. It's the first GPLed program that allows you to use your iPod under Linux. It has support for playlists and stores information in a XML file, so it's very easy to edit the data or write a frontend. Still a bit 'beta' but its ready for every-day-use and it works well together with iTunes. A mac-ipod2win-ipod howto is also included."

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  1. Free software! by SexyKellyOsbourne · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now that the software is free, all we need now are cheaper iPods, production-wise. $500 for 5GB? You've got to be kidding me!

    Apple could save a fortune on labor expenses if they followed Walmart's Production Strategy, and probably have competitive prices.

    I'd pay $100 for an iPod, but not $500 -- all they have to do to get me to buy one is cut labor expenses.