DJA wrote: > Tyrion wrote: > >> You will want to have a computer somewhere that she can run actual >> Itunes on because that is the only way I know of to update the Ipod. >> Just beware of buying music from Itunes, it has DRM from hell. >> >> Tyrion > > This addresses the most important question, without an answer to > which, any others would be moot: is it possible to load music onto an > iPod using a (hopefully native) Linux app? > > As I originally mentioned, she does not have access to a suitable > version of Windows to use the official iTunes software (it is only > supported in XP, Vista and OS X), although being able to load DRM-free > music from other sources is acceptable, if not preferable. > > At the moment I am disinclined to recommend or support any service > which encumbers legally-purchased music with DRM - unless that DRM is > practically removable. Even for family (She Who Must be Obeyed aside). >
Ah, you misunderstand me, you can very easily run the ipod sans windows, Ipod system updates are the only thing you can't get from linux at this point. You can put music on and play it all day, if you don't care about system updates (I mean hey, if it works...) then you will be golden with just linux. I totally agree about the DRM. I'm currently looking into how I can remove some DRM from itunes downloaded mp3s, they will play on the ipod of course, but not on the laptop or my car stereo that plays from SD card. Tyrion -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
