VLC Developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives European SFS Award 2025 for Free Software Contributions
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Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and core developer of VLC media player, has been awarded the European SFS Award 2025 by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen (LUGBZ). The award recognizes his long-term dedication to the VLC project, which began as a student initiative and has grown into one of the world's most widely used media players with billions of users worldwide. The recognition highlights his outstanding contributions to free software development over many years.
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in recognition of his outstanding and lasting contribution to the project
What began as a student initiative has, through his continuous effort, evolved into one of the most widely used media players, with billion of users worldwide
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