dropping mp3 support in rh8

[Kerry Hoath]

Let me clarify the mp3 issue.
FHG has patents on mp3 technology as to Thompson multimedia so do they.
They demand $25US for an _encoder_ license per encoder.
This is why projects such as lame state for educational use only.

Now FHG have changed the rules.
For all decoders except those for non-comercial use; they want 75 cents per decoder.

Redhat is a comercial concern. They sell and give away t heir software.
How are they to tell who uses the decoders for mp3 for
comercial use or non-comercial use?
If people use mpg123 for comercial use they violate the Thompson patent.