You can sync new iPods with Linux again

Well, that certainly didn't take long.

This weekend we discovered that Apple had killed Linux compatibility in its newest iPods. The song database on the new iPod Classic, Touch, and Nano includes a new security measure that prevents users from synchronizing their portable media players with anything other than Apple's iTunes software.
Today, it looks like some enterprising Linux developers have figured out how to circumvent those security measures. The website with information on how to perform the new hack is down after receiving a ton of traffic frm Digg, Engadget, and other sites. So we can't give you too many details right now, but given the way these things work, expect the solution to be rather complicated today. We're pretty confident someone will develop a more user-friendly version within a matter of days, or weeks at the most.

Tags: amorok, gtkpod, hardware, ipod, itunes, opensource