From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.o2.co.uk (vader.london.02.net [82.132.130.150]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 009E310C62 for ; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:19:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.65] (87.194.146.232) by mail.o2.co.uk (8.0.013.3) (authenticated as r2gl) id 4AA880450F5B51E3 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:19:03 +0000 Subject: Ipods and Itunes - What are they all about? From: Georgina Joyce To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Ready 2 Go Linux Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:19:01 +0000 Message-Id: <1256573941.4506.4.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: r2gl@o2.co.uk, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:19:05 -0000 Hi All Could someone explain in simple terms what Itunes and Ipods are all about? How different is it from using a standard mp3 player and putting files into different directories? Yes you can buy electronic copies of music from itunes but will they only play on an Ipod? Are there Ipods that are accessible now? Do these linux Ipod tools make storing and choosing music easy? I'm guessing Itunes and Ipods don't handle in any shape or form with vorbis ogg files? In short, how accessible is an Ipod and Itunes from the linux platform and what are the advantages over a standard mp3 player? Many thanks. -- Gena four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software: * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. Richard Matthew Stallman