Boycott iRiver until they become Linux/Mac friendly

[Paul Harper]

Thanks for the tip.

--- Javier Monteagudo <javiermon at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've recently bought an mp3 player from iaudio [1].
> This players work
> perfectly under win/mac/linux plataforms.
> Mine is the U2 model, and 'till now I'm quite happy
> with the purchase.
> 
> [1] http://eng.iaudio.com/
> 
> On 12/21/05, Paul Harper <pjharper at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Whatever you do don't by an iRiver T30. In fact
> until
> > iRiver changes its attitude do not buy iRiver
> > products. At least until they make UMS versions
> for
> > Mac and Linux users in the EU and the US. See this
> > link for details. Consider writing a freindly
> letter
> > telling them you are boycotting their paper
> weights
> > (thats what they are without UMS firmware).
> >
> > The T30 does not work with ifp-line although the
> hard
> > working developers are busy with the problem. It
> has
> > been designed ony to work with Windoze Media
> Player
> > 10.
> >
> > The only reason I bought an iRiver was I was under
> the
> > mistaken opinion that the company was Linux
> friendly
> > after reading an article in Tux magazine. Tell
> your
> > Mac using friends as well.
> >
> >
>
http://www.misticriver.net/showthrea...&highlight=t30
> >
> > The iRiver European Customer Service email adress
> is:
> > support at iriver.at
> >
> > Tell them to provide UMS firmware or we won't buy
> > their products. Time for these hardware companies
> to
> > stop taking Linux and Mac people for granted.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Paul Harper
> >
> > >From the Souceforge mailing List:
> >
> > ifp-driver-common at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Ifp-driver-common] T30 Has anybody
> got
> > it working in Linux?
> > Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:09:24 +0200
> >
> > T30 is not supported by IFP. They are working on
> it.
> > If you only want to view/download (NO upload)
> files
> > from your T30 you
> > can use
> > libptp´s ptpcam utilitye.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth,
> while the learned find
> > themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a
> world that no longer
> > exists."   --Eric Hoffer
> >
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