Re: Fixing ffmpeg (was: people talking...)

I'd like to correct my previous post. I researched more about Gstreamer, and it *seems* like it does what we need. Of course this is a different problem than the ffmpeg structure we've been talking about, since gstreamer is much wider than a codec collection. However, if there are no publicly available (and easily downloadable, at least in source) gstreamer plugins to decode patent-encumbered formats (mp3 / mpeg4 / divx / wmv), then what I said in my previous post is accurate and we're stuck with ffmpeg. This implies that actions *MUST* be taken sooner or later, otherwise the year of desktop Linux will NEVER arrive. Can any GStreamer expert enlighten us about this problem (codec availability)?