I have to release the source only if I release the tool :-)

actually, I was trying to get it working over USB before dumping the app+source on my ftp site.
it seems to work now. i'm just writing a crude backup utility that will walk the database and dump everything that's not a playlist.
should be tonight or tomorrow.

meanwhile, if there's a specific aspect of the emptool source you need to understand feel free to ask away.