On 10/18/05, Gabriel Gunderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm buying an MP3 player (after work) for my wife. I've never needed to > look into them until now. The problem is, I have to pick up the gift > A.S.A.P. and don't really have time to research things like I would like > to. > > I dig the form of the iPod and would consider it if I knew my wife could > put music onto it easily with Fedora Core 4 or Ubuntu. But, I would > consider other suggestions also. > > I guess the only real qualification I have is it should work well with > Linux and MP3 (Oggs would be nice). Any recommendations? > > Thanks for saving my bacon ;) > > Gabe > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net> > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ >
I haven't tried it myself, but Rythmbox<http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/>, (UI based on iTunes) looks interesting. FWIW, I set up iTunes in Hoary using Crossover Office, and it worked fine. You'll probably get more brownie points with an iPod than with another MP3 player, regardless of tech specs :). Josh /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
