mp3 issue

[Guy Fraser]

Rick Stevens wrote:

> vlad wrote:
>
>> Is the mpeg layer 3 issue going to be resolved in Fedora Core 2?
>> Cus' in 1.9 test 2 it sure doesn't work...
>> I installed XMMS, and I get that message from RH.
>> Do I need to install another filter, or this multimedia feature is
>> disabled in test version?
>
>
> mp3 support is not included in FC1 because the copyright and patent
> issues have yet to be resolved.  Until they are and mp3 is GPL'd or made
> public domain, you'll need to skirt U.S. law and download one of the
> xmms mp3 library stacks from a site outside the U.S.  I won't tell you
> where they are, as I am in the U.S.
>
> Note: By downloading and installing such a package, you may be violating
> U.S. law.  The odds are they won't come after you, but you have been
> warned. 

You could send them their USD$ 0.75, with a nice letter explaining how
much you like thier royalty system, then convert all your mp3's too Ogg.