Revolution OS

6.9

Mar 09 2001

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1h 25m

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Documentary, Comedy

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.

Cast

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Susan Egan

Narrator

Linus Torvalds

Himself - Creator, Linux Kernel

Richard M. Stallman

Himself - Founder, GNU Project

Eric S. Raymond

Himself - Author

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