Sunflower on Nostr: This guy, Jean Baptiste Kempf, built VLC, the media player you use every day. He ...
This guy, Jean Baptiste Kempf, built VLC, the media player you use every day.
He turned down millions from companies eager to add ads or lock it behind paywalls.
He kept it free, open source, and ad free for everyone.
In a world of subscriptions and pop ups, this shows integrity.
Absolute legend. 🐐🧡
Published at
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