I’ve been observing the evolution of the IpodLinux project for quite some time. Although I found it a great idea, I was completely satisfied with the Apple interface and found no reason to change to the IpodLinux one.

Until now.

How to install wikipedia on your ipod provides a step by step guide to (yes, you got it) install wikipedia on your ipod. Its size is only 1.7GB and every question you have can be accessed on the road. Pretty funky.

Imagine doing something like that with authoritative articles (see Google Knol). Debates like the ones we are now witnessing about copyright, RIAA, music labels, torrent downloading and so on could come forth about text as well. Of course not in such extent (noone is complaining about book torrents) but you get my point.

Such an initiative (wikipedia on your ipod) could not be possible (or much more difficult to realize).