MP3 'capable' [was: Meida player.]

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--- On Fri, 9/11/09, arne anka <openmoko at ginguppin.de> wrote:
> >>>  I just wanted to ask you if things are ok re MP3 patents
> >>> in the following scenario
> >>
> >> Given that you're interested in Free software, why
> >> have anything to do with mp3? If you're ripping
> >> a CD, use Ogg. If what you want exists on the web
> >> as mp3 only, ask the person who provided it to make
> >> it available in ogg format.
[snip]
> >
> > On top of that: the quality of the ogg encoding is much better than
> > mp3. While mp3 requires at least 160 if not 192kbps to be acceptable,
> > it is already with 128kbps in ogg.
> 
> how exactly are these answers related to the op's question?
> and how are  they supposed to help?

How exactly is this answer related to the thread?
and how is it supposed to help?