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Date:      Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:15:48 -0500
From:      Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Paul J. Pathiakis" <pathiaki@pathiaki.com>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Guipod request
Message-ID:  <423E2E54.1040909@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200503202005.53501.pathiaki@pathiaki.com>
References:  <200503202005.53501.pathiaki@pathiaki.com>

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Paul J. Pathiakis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>         http://guipod.sourceforge.net/
> 
>         ummm... please?  It makes an awesome addition to the desktop.  
> Is it possible to be placed in the present FreeBSD KDE distro?  If not, 
> could there at least be a port completed?
> 
>         I ask as I'm trying to move FreeBSD to the desktop and my BETA 
> testers are now requesting it.  I have two testers, one with a full 
> iPod and the other with an iPod mini.  I have found gtkpod and it's ok, 
> however, it doesn't seem to integrate into KDE very well.
> 
> 	(Please don't ask me to port it.  I REALLY don't have time.  Been outta 
> work for 2 years and feverishly trying to get a company going so I can 
> support myself and family. :-) I hope to have extra cycles some day to 
> really help out the project.  Of course, helping FreeBSD to penetrate 
> other that the server market could be considered help, right?  :-D )
> 
>         Thank you!!
> 
>         P.
> 
> PS - Please?!

I installed gnupod once, and all it did was trash the files on my iPod. 
I have little desire to see more ports based on gnupod. Gtkpod and 
Rhythmbox both read the ipod's internal database.

# Adam


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