Mp3 is problematic because of the MP3 patent issue. I haven't
investigated it fully, but I may be able to offer MP3 as a format
that can be read but not written.
Couldn't someone in a country without software patents code an MP3 write
module that could be distributed as a patch or separate version of
libsndfile? Or are the Fraunhofer patents more than just pure software
patents?
How much is a license anyway? Couldn't the companies
making money off Linux get together and buy like
a general Linux MP3 codec license?
Oliver