Posted 03/19/09 at 01:34:27 PM by David Murphy

So you've just downloaded that hip new open-source replacement for your favorite paid-for application and you're ready to crack it open and unleash all the awesome community-driven features contained inside.  Well, if this application is Songbird, you might want to hold off for a moment.  A recent blog post by the application's developers has revealed that the media player's iPod add-on does more than just transfer music to your device.  It also has the potential to corrupt or otherwise delete music straight from your hardware device.  Yikes!

Bugs are the bane of any software, but they can especially affect the open-source world in unpleasant ways.  Read on to find out what we mean -- but first, unplug your iPod!

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