[Ipodlinux-devel] New list member

[Terje W. <wie...@sa...>]

Hello all!

As a new member on the list, I just wanted to introduce myself.

My name is Terje Wiesener, I'm studying at the Norwegian University of=20
Technology and Science in Trondheim.

I just bought an Ipod, and the thought of getting it to run linux is=20
really thrilling!

I have some prior experience with linux, that is, I've been running Debia=
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on some of my machines the last few years, and I've installed and=20
maintained many different flavours of linux on friends' computers. I also=
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have some programming experience in C/C++, Java, PHP, Python etc, but I=20
have never done any real programming under linux, nor have I ever done=20
anything more advanced with the kernel than to configure and build a plai=
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2.4 or 2.6 kernel.

What would be the best way for me to get involved in this project?

Also, is the latest kernel and bootloader compatible with the newest=20
"regular" ipods (ie, the 15 GB version with the docking connector)? Is=20
there any chance of rendering my ipod unusable by installing linux on it?

What is the status of userland apps? Is there a running GUI for instance?

Best regards,
Terje Wiesener