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Revolution OS

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  • 1h 25m
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7.3/10
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Revolution OS (2001)
DocumentaryComedy
While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the mos... Read allWhile Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the most widely used operating system for personal computers in the world, many experts took issu... Read allWhile Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the most widely used operating system for personal computers in the world, many experts took issue with Microsoft's strict policies regarding licensing, ownership, distribution, and alter... Read all
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    • J.T.S. Moore
    • J.T.S. Moore
  • Stars
    • Linus Torvalds
    • Richard Stallman
    • Eric Raymond
    • J.T.S. Moore
    • J.T.S. Moore
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    • Linus Torvalds
    • Richard Stallman
    • Eric Raymond
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    • 17User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Linus Torvalds
    • Self - Creator, Linux Kernel
    Richard Stallman
    Richard Stallman
    • Self - Founder, GNU Project
    Eric Raymond
    • Self - Author
    Bruce Perens
    • Self - Author, Open Source Definition
    Larry Augustin
    • Self - Co-Founder, CEO, VA Linux Systems
    Michael Tiemann
    • Self - Co-Founder, Cygnus Solutions
    Brian Behlendorf
    • Self
    Frank Hecker
    • Self - Former Netscape Systems Engineer
    Chris DiBona
    • Self (Windows Refund Day Scene)
    Nick Moffitt
    • Self (Windows Refund Day Scene)
    Rob Malda
    • Self (On Inflatable Couch)
    Donnie Barnes
    • Self - Employee, Red Hat Software
    Susan Egan
    Susan Egan
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Marc Merlin
    Marc Merlin
    • Self (Silicon Valley Linux Users' Group President)
    Terry Egan
    • Self
    Lisa Corsetti
    • Self
    David Ljung
    • Self
    José Medeiros
    • Self
      • J.T.S. Moore
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    • Trivia
      Unusual for documentaries at the time, this was shot entirely on 35 mm film, and mostly with anamorphic lenses.
    • Quotes

      [when awarded the Linus Torvalds Award]

      Richard M. Stallman: So, very ironic things have happened, but nothing to match this. Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is sort of like giving the Han Solo Award to the rebel fleet.

    • Connections
      References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      The Free Software Song
      Lyrics by Richard Stallman

      Performed by The GNU/Stallmans

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    9/10
    Worth watching for anybody
    When I first saw this on the shelf at the store I thought that it had a strong potential to just be a "feel-good" movie geared only towards those in the open source movement.

    But after watching it, I feel like this is a documentary that I could show my parents so that they can better understand the Open Source Community that I call myself a member of.

    This movie provides a very good introduction to what drove software programmers of the 70s into the idea of freely available source code. I thought I new most of the history, but a lot of what Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens talk about enlightened me. I feel like I know understand the open source community better and get the big picture. Even though I thought I knew the big picture before.
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    • Dec 14, 2003

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      • February 15, 2002 (United States)
      • United States
      • Wonderview Productions (United States)
      • English
      • Swedish
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      • Baylands Park - 999 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California, USA
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      • Wonderview Productions
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