VideoLAN President and VLC developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf, based in Paris, France,_graciously agreed to talk to us about the recent release of the Windows 8 VLC application._ It has been a long journey for VideoLAN which originally started a KickStarter for the Win8 VLC project in late November of 2012._ Lately Mr. Kempf has been spearheading efforts to get VLC on mobile platforms such as iOS, Android, and even Windows Phone._ We had a_very open and honest conservation about the WinRT development platform and the future of VLC. 1) Why did VideoLan feel it was important to make a WinRT VLC application for Windows 8/8.1?_ Well, VLC needs to be everywhere on all platforms._ Windows RT and Windows Phone are new platforms, and we need to support them._ Moreover, we never know how the platform will extend, so it is a good idea to try to reach all of them. 2) Did you hire new developers specifically for this project or re-use talent within the organization?_ Did any developers donate their...

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