Sorry, here's corrected steps on how to quit w/o crashing (no more need to go to Finder, and its Ctrl-click not Right-click): This works with 0.8.6c of VLC on OS X 10.3.9: 1. pause movie you're watching 2. ctrl-click the VLC icon on the Dock. 3. pick 'quit' from popup menu VLC will quit w/o crashing...