The downside to iPodLinux is that it skews technical sometimes, particularly
when something goes wrong. If you??™ve never used Linux before, you might not
know where to begin to fix whatever problems crop up. The iPodLinux project
does offer technical support of a sort, although they are not a for-profit venture,
so they??™re not in the business of being nice to customers who don??™t really know
what they??™re doing. If you go to them with a general complaint, particularly
with the mindset of the jilted consumer, ???revenge of the nerds??? doesn??™t quite
cover the level of sarcasm that you will experience. Apple is even less help
to you, because iPodLinux is operating way outside the traditional corporate
comfort zone. Basically, if you get in over your head, it??™s on you.
You might wonder what can go wrong if you do switch to iPodLinux. The
answer: everything, but only temporarily. Your iPod can stop working, and
you might lose your music. However, it??™s not like a game of Russian roulette.
If you take your time with the installation, you shouldn??™t have anything to
worry about.
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