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dstickst · 01-11-2008, 08:36 AM

Guys, no offense (and I know this is a sore point among Linux users - I'm running a dual-boot Ubuntu Gutsy/Windows XP box myself), but when I hear "Zune on Linux," I want Zune on Linux. I don't want you to tell me to run VMWare or some such nonsense. I want a native Linux app that talks to my Zune.

That's really the fundamental problem trying to bring people over to Linux, even though I understand that it's hard to get around closed applications. The moment you tell someone "yeah, you can do this in Linux, you just have to run a Windows emulator (of sorts)" he/she is going to instantly think "well, then why waste time learning Linux when even it needs Windows to get the job done?"

The Zune in particular is a tough nut to crack, since MS really reamed all the protection they could in that double-shot case.

That being said, I don't want to be 100% negative: I do love the Amarok player.

01-11-2008, 08:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
dstickst Jr. Zuner Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 32	Guys, no offense (and I know this is a sore point among Linux users - I'm running a dual-boot Ubuntu Gutsy/Windows XP box myself), but when I hear "Zune on Linux," I want Zune on Linux. I don't want you to tell me to run VMWare or some such nonsense. I want a native Linux app that talks to my Zune. That's really the fundamental problem trying to bring people over to Linux, even though I understand that it's hard to get around closed applications. The moment you tell someone "yeah, you can do this in Linux, you just have to run a Windows emulator (of sorts)" he/she is going to instantly think "well, then why waste time learning Linux when even it needs Windows to get the job done?" The Zune in particular is a tough nut to crack, since MS really reamed all the protection they could in that double-shot case. That being said, I don't want to be 100% negative: I do love the Amarok player. __________________ "Some things I do for money, some things I do for free."