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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2022
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Ah, so he based the logo off his favourite hat, I always wondered about that...
Fun story: originally, this whole construction cone thing was a student joke. VLC has been developed at a French university, which was under construction when the software was created. The students - possibly cheered up by a few drinks - had fun with some construction cones and ended up choosing it as their emblem.
VLC was and is one of the must have apps or me