iTunes Linux project petition

[GavinZac]

Apple hate Linux. It won't happen.

Linux is an alternative to "PC", i.e. Windows, except its free and works on pretty much any hardware you'd like without having to pay extra for a specific Apple laptop and look. Apple would prefer if Linux died.

[Frak]

We have a lot of media players already, and most of them work great with ipods. Why not just support a company like the amazon mp3 store, who have not only released a native linux client of their software, but also have DRM free downloads?

Zune marketplace
DRM-Free downloads

[sajro]

The only reason I would go for this is for the iTunes Store. gtkpod works fine for me, but most of the music I listen to is very hard to find in the U.S and I have to either import a CD for $30 or boot to Windows for iTunes.

Well, it's not the only way...

[phrostbyte]

Apple hate Linux. It won't happen.

Linux is an alternative to "PC", i.e. Windows, except its free and works on pretty much any hardware you'd like without having to pay extra for a specific Apple laptop and look. Apple would prefer if Linux died.

Yeah. With Linux in the picture all there "LOL! LOL! PC is teh suxxxx buy Apple crap" loses all it's cred..

[IHATEDLINK]

iTunes works fine in WINE as of .9.58. Hardy currently has .9.59 in the repos and winehq's repo has .9.61 right now.

Just use that, it'll be less of a waste of time than petitioning Apple for a port.

It works under wine, yes. But it´s buggy, NOT fully fonctional, slow, and it doesn´t sync with iPod.

[qazwsx]

Double post. Sorry

[qazwsx]

When pigs fly.
Apple can't convert large masses to use OSX from Linux side.

Why yet another media player for Linux?

Good documentation for devices and store should be enough.
Why someone wants to install proprietary player

[IHATEDLINK]

When pigs fly.
Apple can't convert large masses to use OSX from Linux side.

Why yet another media player for Linux?

Good documentation for devices and store should be enough.
Why someone wants to install proprietary player

Because of the beautiful way that it syncs with my iPod, because of the clean and easy to use interface, the iTunes store, podcasts, and movie-renting ALL-IN-ONE....

[days_of_ruin]

When pigs fly.
Apple can't convert large masses to use OSX from Linux side.

Why yet another media player for Linux?

Good documentation for devices and store should be enough.
Why someone wants to install proprietary player

+1.Just switch to a different mp3 player.DRM FAILS!
Lol they wouldn't make it until they made a linux version of safari so itunes
could download it without asking.

[perlluver]

I filled it out, considering Macintosh is built off of BSD, I figured they should be able to build a Linux version, with no problems.