Readers might have seen coverage here over the recently launched program, PyMusique. PyMusique is the most recent of many efforts to create a Linux based (or accessible) program for Apple's iTunes music store. Apple currently does not offer a Linux version of iTunes, leaving Linux users in the dark.
We were able to talk to one of the developers of PyMusique, Cody Brocious. You can read the full transcript of our chat here; what became clear throughout was that the group wasn't concerned about the DRM element to this situation. It's apparent that the main concern of the group is allowing users on Linux to legitimately access the music; only by chance did they discovered the application of DRM was done at the client's computer.
Apple announced earlier this week that they had changed the code stopping the program from working; with in twenty four hours, the group had another version of the software released which worked with the changes Apple had made. An interesting saga, with perhaps an unclear conclusion. As Cody states, if Apple asked the group to put the DRM into their program, they'd be happy to do it. Their main concern is opening the store up to Linux users.
View: PyMusique info | Cody's Blog | PyMusique Homepage
View: Chat with Cody
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