[MPlayer-dev-eng] HW for open standard video and audio formats

[RC]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:45:01 -0400
Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:

> While you're at it, add MP3. It's just as open as Vorbis and Theora
> and snow...

Vorbis/Theora are untested in court, and debatable, but probably
legal. MP3, however, is clearly patented, and will be some time before
the patent expires in the USA.