iTunes - once again.

Richard Lynch ceo at l-i-e.com
Mon Feb 5 06:19:28 UTC 2007


On Sun, February 4, 2007 2:47 pm, Chris wrote:
> Heya folks -
>
> 	Every 6 months (sometimes longer) I ask about either a port, or a
> Wine
> config that allows the playing of iTune-purchased music.
>
> 	Last I seen, Banshee comes close (Under Linux) and of course I opted
> to
> give Wine a shot.
>
> 	I could settle for Wine *IF* there is/was a version of iTunes that
> some
> has gotten to work - no need pointing me to the WineHQ site. The docs
> for versions of iTunes is lacking (and of course, I'm being kind).
>
> 	So - if anyone has gotten iTunes files to work (Please, I don't want
> to
> go through the madness of converting 7 DVD's into MP3 format), let me
> know.
>
> 	With a little luck, someone has gotten this done without hours of
> kludging.

Call me silly, but it seems to me you ought to be lobbying Apple for
Linux support.

Get a decent Apple-made Linux player, and FreeBSD support via the
linux emulator would *probably* work, no?

While I feel your pain about converting to MP3, having your music held
hostage and restricting your pre-existing legal rights of use seems
like a pretty good motivator...

A junk box out of the closet running flat-out to do the conversion of
AAC to MP3 wouldn't take that long, even for 7 DVD worth, I shouldn't
think...

-- 
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Know what I want?
I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist.
http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch
Yeah, I get a buck. So?



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