MP3 Players

[Ric Moore]

On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 07:44 -0800, Mr.Scrooge wrote:
> --- John Summerfield <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> 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 at yahoo.com> 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.

It just goes to show ...without the Woz, Jobs would be now sipping
wine-coolers barefoot on the beach with rich old ladies, selling
Tupperware. :) Ric

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