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O’Reilly: Porting Linux to the iPod

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“Just as the name Linux on iPod suggests, now you can have Linux
running on your iPod. With Linux on iPod, you can play (to a
limited degree, as of this writing) MP3 and Ogg files under Linux
on your iPod. This is possible thanks to the work of just one man,
Bernard Leach, a 30 year old software engineer in Wiesbaden,
Germany.

“Practically speaking, though, why should one even bother with
running Linux on an iPod? Its creator hopes that his accomplishment
will help extend the functionality of this closed-system gadget by
inspiring others to develop Linux-based applications for it.

“The port uses uClinux, a Linux flavor designed for devices that
lack a memory management unit (MMU). While the iPod has some
MMU-type capabilities, they are not sufficient to support the Linux
kernel. The code is released under the GNU General Public
license…”


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