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Revolution OS (2001)
Not Rated
85 min | Documentary, Comedy

Revolution OS (2001)

Not Rated

85 min | Documentary, Comedy

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 most widely used operating system for personal ...See moreWhile 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 alteration of their software. The objections of many high-profile technology experts, most notably Richard Stallman, led to what has become known as "the Open Source Movement," which is centered on the belief that computer software should be free both in the economic and intellectual senses of the word. Eventually, one of Stallman's admirers, Linus Torvalds, created a new operating system called Linux, a freely distributed software which many programmers consider to be markedly superior to Windows. Revolution OS is a documentary that examines the genesis of the Open Source Movement, and explores and explains the technical and intellectual issues involved in a manner understandable to computer aficionados and non-techheads alike. Written by Mark Deming, Rovi See less

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Linus Torvalds Self - Creator, Linux Kernel Self - Creator, Linux Kernel See fewer	The Code (2001)
Richard Stallman Self - Founder, GNU Project Self - Founder, GNU Project See fewer	The Code (2001)
Eric Raymond Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Code (2001)
Bruce Perens Self - Author, Open Source Definition Self - Author, Open Source Definition See fewer	A Bug's Life (1998)
Larry Augustin Self - Co-Founder, CEO, VA Linux Systems Self - Co-Founder, CEO, VA Linux Systems See fewer	Computer Chronicles (1983)
Michael Tiemann Self - Co-Founder, Cygnus Solutions Self - Co-Founder, Cygnus Solutions See fewer	Angels of Uptown (2021)
Brian Behlendorf Self Self See fewer	Groove (2000)
Frank Hecker Self - Former Netscape Systems Engineer Self - Former Netscape Systems Engineer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Chris DiBona Self (Windows Refund Day Scene) Self (Windows Refund Day Scene) See fewer	Madame Web (2024)
Nick Moffitt Self (Windows Refund Day Scene) Self (Windows Refund Day Scene) See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Rob Malda Self (On Inflatable Couch) Self (On Inflatable Couch) See fewer	The Screen Savers (1998)
Donnie Barnes Self - Employee, Red Hat Software Self - Employee, Red Hat Software See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Susan Egan Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Hercules (1997)
Marc Merlin Self (Silicon Valley Linux Users' Group President) Self (Silicon Valley Linux Users' Group President) See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Terry Egan Self Self See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Lisa Corsetti Self Self See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
David Ljung Self Self See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
José Medeiros Self Self See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Russ Emerson Self Self See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Patrick Devine Self Self See fewer	Sugar and Spice: Yorkshire Vice (2011)
The GNU/Stallmans Themselves Themselves See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Rob Antonio Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Brian Biles Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Kevin Collins Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Robert Flemming Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Bill Gates Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Brad Grantham Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
Pat McGovern Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Raumschiff Gamestar (1997)
Scott McNeil Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)
John Mark Walker Self / GNU / Stallmans performer Self / GNU / Stallmans performer See fewer	Revolution OS (2001)