From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 5 06:19:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 928BD16A403 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2007 06:19:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceo@l-i-e.com) Received: from o2.hostbaby.com (o2.hostbaby.com [67.139.134.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5CE5D13C48D for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2007 06:19:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceo@l-i-e.com) Received: (qmail 54329 invoked by uid 98); 5 Feb 2007 06:19:34 -0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 by o2.hostbaby.com (envelope-from , uid 1013) with qmail-scanner-1.25 (clamdscan: 0.88.7/2522. Clear:RC:1(127.0.0.1):. Processed in 0.083205 secs); 05 Feb 2007 06:19:34 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: ceo@l-i-e.com via o2.hostbaby.com X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.25 (Clear:RC:1(127.0.0.1):. Processed in 0.083205 secs) Received: from localhost (HELO l-i-e.com) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 5 Feb 2007 06:19:34 -0000 Received: from 67.184.122.32 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ceo@l-i-e.com) by www.l-i-e.com with HTTP; Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:19:34 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <2100.67.184.122.32.1170656374.squirrel@www.l-i-e.com> In-Reply-To: <45C64667.6020407@makeworld.com> References: <45C64667.6020407@makeworld.com> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:19:34 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard Lynch" To: racerx@makeworld.com User-Agent: Hostbaby Webmail MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: FreeBSD - Questions Subject: Re: iTunes - once again. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ceo@l-i-e.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:19:28 -0000 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... -- Some people have a "gift" link here. 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?