Zune Linux
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| Yes, I've been working on it for quite awhile and has a lot of bugs to
| work out and a lot of features to work out. It currently has to be
| booted while synced and has limited capability's but I've at least
| got it partway working. Hopefully I can get mine released before
| competitors though.
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http://www.zuneboards.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,28/topic,1438.0
Related:
Could Rockbox make the Zune more fun?
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| Rockbox, an open-source firmware package which aims to provide an
| open alternative to the closed firmware of iPods and other portable
| media devices could be coming to a Zune near you, maybe.
|
| [...]
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| On the other hand, this could be the first step towards using the
| Wi-Fi for something useful, like web browsing."
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http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/11/30/could-rockbox-make-the-zune-more-fun/
Zune Guts
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| I'm not sure what he's up to, but it's something awesome I'm
| sure.... The Zune uses a Freescale iMX31L processor (can
| run Linux it seems)...
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http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/zune_guts.html
Liberating iPods in Cambridge
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| During the event, dubbed iRony, users were walked through the
| process of installing flexible and featureful free/open source
| software firmware -- without DRM -- onto their digital audio players.
|
| [...]
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| Organizers set up laptops running Ubuntu GNU/Linux, Mac OS X,
| and Windows XP at the center of the room. iPod users brought
| their players to experienced users, who would determine the
| generation of the iPod and the current partition format, and
| inquire about the user's needs. Together they would decide on
| a firmware (RockBox, iPodLinux, or both) and walk through the
| process of installation. Meanwhile, others looked on to watch
| the process and learn how it was done. RockBox was installed
| on the majority of the iPods with great success.
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http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/31/2146245&from=rss
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