ZDNet is reporting that a British engineer involved with the iPod Linux project cracked the iPod's bootloader code by playing it out as a sound and then converting the sound back into code.

According to the ZDNet story, the goal of the Linux on iPod project is to transform the iPod from a commercially controlled device into a consumer-controlled device. The project supports all iPods except the photo, 4G, U2, and Mini iPods. It achieved its first release in February of 2003.

The brief ZDNet story is here. The project website is here.

 
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