Best way to backup Windows Formatted Ipod to convert to Mac OS X?

Hi,
My wife has a 3rd gen iPod nano which was formatted using a Windows machine which is no longer available. I now have a linux desktop and my macbook. We would like to convert her iPod for use with the my macbook, but the only way seems to be reformatting the ipod and losing all her music.
So my question is what is the best way to backup the iPod without being able to use iTunes (it won't recognize her iPod on my macbook since it is windows formatted and there is no iTunes version for Linux)? I can mount the Ipod as a disk on my Linux machine, would it work to just to copy the entire filesystem on the iPod to some temp directory on my desktop, reformat the iPod on my macbook, then remount the iPod and copy the files back to over to the iPod?

Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
The MacBook can read the Windows formatted iPod just fine, so you can use the above suggestions to get the stuff onto the Mac's library. After that you can either leave the Nano Windows formatted and use it as is, or restore it on the Mac so it is in Mac format.
Patrick

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[5 Ways to Copy Music OFF your iPod and onto iTunes|http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/5-ways-to-copy-music-off-your-ipo d-windows-mac-os-x>
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[Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide|http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipo d-to-computer]
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[How to copy songs your iPod to your PC|http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your -pc-105256.php]
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[Copy Tunes From Your iPod to Your Mac|http://macs.about.com/od/backupsarchives/ss/ipodcopy.htm]
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*i know that the iPod needs to be reformatted on the iMac but i'll lose all my music, won't I?*
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