VLC Running Kickstarter Campaign To Fund Native Windows 8 App 252
New submitter aaron44126 writes "Some VLC developers have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of a native port of VLC as a Windows 8 app. The goal is to create an app with a UI that fits into the rest of the Windows 8 ecosystem that supports the playback of all of the types of files that VLC already supports. Playback of optical media (DVD/VCD/BD) is also on the list. They hope to use as much existing code as possible while doing whatever necessary to get VLC running in the 'Metro' environment and meet Microsoft's requirements for distribution through the Windows Store. Porting to ARM so that it can run on Windows RT devices will happen after the Windows 8 app is complete. The campaign has actually been going on for almost two weeks but they published their first update yesterday, in which they announced their intent to produce a Windows Phone 8 port as well."
yeah right (Score:2, Funny)
Like I would give money to improve that POS OS.
Porting VLC to Windows 8... (Score:2, Funny)
Why?
Oh I see. The kickstarter money is compensation for the people that try to use VLC on Windows 8.
Re:Win 8 (Score:5, Funny)
Let's organise a kickstarter to pay VLC to NOT develop for Windows 8.
I wonder if there's been anything like that before? Crowdsourced compensation for dropping an opportunity?
Re:Fashion disaster (Score:5, Funny)
I would totally buy a "Clippy is my co-pilot" shirt to wear ironically. Preferably one that had a picture of Clippy piloting a plane into a cliff. ... Dang it, now I really want that shirt. I'm sad that it doesn't seem to actually exist.