boingboing.net — The latest iPods have a cryptographic "checksum" in their song databases that prevents third-party applications from synching with the portable music players. This means that iPods can no longer be used with operating systems where iTunes doesn't exist -- like Linux.
Sep 14, 2007 View in Crawl 4
kennmacSep 15, 2007
Actually it's completely legal if you already own a licensed copy of Windows.
Closed AccountSep 16, 2007
This isn't an "Anti-linux" thing.. It breaks third-party Windows iPod software too. And OS X third-party software..I'm sure when the iPod was first made there was similar hysteria around "having to use iTunes to sync" - But then some clever people made gtkPod, wl_pod and such.I'd be shocked if many people aren't already working on reversing the new iPod-syncing method. And equally shocked if there wasn't updates to most of these iPod-syncing-tools within the next few weeks..
noondesertskySep 16, 2007
No ipod for me this x-mas!
Closed AccountSep 16, 2007
get a life penguinophileeveryone who knows anything knows apple sucks, but why should they waste money catering to you losers
scruffydanSep 17, 2007
The RIAA wants people to use itunes over winamp (or many other players that sync with ipods) I doubt it
crestfallSep 18, 2007
comment abuse, but important. - from another Digg story - break itunes DRM<a class="user" href="http://mostlysavingmoney.com/2007/06/how-to-break-itunes-drm/">http://mostlysavingmoney.com/2007/06/how-to-break-itunes-drm/</a>I did it last night, and while it won't fix vids, I have 287 new songs that play in my Amarok library. Waiting for 2.0 to see what players are fully-supported.
cjmcpheeJul 16, 2009
Whatever the preference maybe, as long as my music works well, I won't even mind. I just love playing with my games. Checking out the latest gadgets for professional gamers at <a class="user" href="http://www.astrogaming.com.">http://www.astrogaming.com.</a>