--- John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jose Celestino wrote:
> > Words by John Thompson [Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 10:09:26PM -0600]:
> >> On 2008-01-04, Mr.Scrooge <maximilian_bianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't know why i didn't start here to begin with! Anyway I am looking for an MP3 Player
> that
> >>> just works with Fedora 8. Any recommendations besides the older IPODS?The newer IPODS are a
> pain
> >>> in the ass, this I know by experience, besides which i object to apple on principle! They do
> not
> >>> make an ITunes for Linux?Why? Anyhow i would appreciate any suggestions, even if all you can
> say
> >>> is ipod but i think i will just do without rather than give my money to Apple!Thanks!!
> >> Most MP3 devices are seen as ordinary USB mass storage devices by linux.
> >> What's the problem?
> >>
> >
> > The problem is that some vendors put a lot of effort into locking the
> > device db to only work with a particular application and that makes
> > things a tad harder.
> >
>
> That's unfair, I can manipulate playlists on mine. I don't see how a USB
> storage implementation would allow that.
>
>
> --
The reference is to the IPOD and I don't think it was meant to be unfair just truthful.
I am having issues with one of the newer ones. All the old ones work but that is because there are
great people out there reverse engineering the db. If it was up to Apple nobody would be able to
use it without Itunes.
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