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[dalen]

> The people who own the MP3 patent have chosen to charge royalties for 
> it, and many (most?) countries have patent and intellectual property 
> laws that allow for the enforcement of such decisions. If you disagree 
> with their decision, take it up with them; if you disagree with the 
> laws, work to have them changed.
> 
> Until and unless that happens, though, for xmms or other GPL players to 
> include MP3 support out-of-the-box would be illegal, and I thank them 
> and Red Hat for behaving honorably and lawfully instead of finding a way 
> around the issue.
> 
> 
One alternative is to use ogg audio format (which is what I do).