Against All Formats: The VLC Revolution: How Open Source Software Conquered Digital Media and Changed Technology Forever - Softcover
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The untold story of VLC Media Player and the volunteers who built it
In 1996, a group of French students faced a simple problem: they couldn't stream video on their campus network. Their solution would become VLC Media Player, installed on over 3 billion devices worldwide. Against All Formats chronicles the remarkable journey of an open source project that:- Refused multimillion dollar buyout offers from tech giants
- Survived legal battles with the entertainment industry
- Built software used by everyone from NASA to your grandmother
- Created a sustainable volunteer community spanning decades
- The inside story of VLC's legal battles over DVD playback
- How volunteers outsmarted corporate competitors
- The philosophy that kept VLC free when others sold out
- Technical challenges behind "playing everything"
- The million dollar Bitcoin donation that secured VLC's future
- Technology enthusiasts and software developers
- Business readers interested in disruption and innovation
- Anyone curious about open source software
- Readers who enjoy underdog success stories
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The untold story of VLC Media Player and the volunteers who built itIn 1996, a group of French students faced a simple problem: they couldn't stream video on their campus network. Their solution would become VLC Media Player, installed on over 3 billion devices worldwide. Against All Formats chronicles the remarkable journey of an open source project that: Refused multimillion dollar buyout offers from tech giantsSurvived legal battles with the entertainment industryBuilt software used by everyone from NASA to your grandmotherCreated a sustainable volunteer community spanning decadesTechnology journalist Marcus Z. Chen spent three years researching this David versus Goliath story, revealing: The inside story of VLC's legal battles over DVD playbackHow volunteers outsmarted corporate competitorsThe philosophy that kept VLC free when others sold outTechnical challenges behind "playing everything"The million dollar Bitcoin donation that secured VLC's futureThis narrative nonfiction work combines technology history, business strategy, and human drama to tell how volunteer developers created one of the most successful software projects in history. Perfect for: Technology enthusiasts and software developersBusiness readers interested in disruption and innovationAnyone curious about open source softwareReaders who enjoy underdog success storiesNote: This is an independent work. The author is not affiliated with VideoLAN or the VLC development team. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798299290899
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The untold story of VLC Media Player and the volunteers who built itIn 1996, a group of French students faced a simple problem: they couldn't stream video on their campus network. Their solution would become VLC Media Player, installed on over 3 billion devices worldwide. Against All Formats chronicles the remarkable journey of an open source project that: Refused multimillion dollar buyout offers from tech giantsSurvived legal battles with the entertainment industryBuilt software used by everyone from NASA to your grandmotherCreated a sustainable volunteer community spanning decadesTechnology journalist Marcus Z. Chen spent three years researching this David versus Goliath story, revealing: The inside story of VLC's legal battles over DVD playbackHow volunteers outsmarted corporate competitorsThe philosophy that kept VLC free when others sold outTechnical challenges behind "playing everything"The million dollar Bitcoin donation that secured VLC's futureThis narrative nonfiction work combines technology history, business strategy, and human drama to tell how volunteer developers created one of the most successful software projects in history. Perfect for: Technology enthusiasts and software developersBusiness readers interested in disruption and innovationAnyone curious about open source softwareReaders who enjoy underdog success storiesNote: This is an independent work. The author is not affiliated with VideoLAN or the VLC development team. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798299290899
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