Revolution OS (2001)

Directed by

J.T.S. Moore

Genre

documentary film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the history of the GNU project, Linux, and the free software movement over two decades. It features interviews with key figures who helped shape open source software.

informativeeducationalretrospectivepacedconversationalarchivalfocusedinsightful

What happens

Revolution OS is a 2001 documentary film that traces the twenty-year history of GNU, Linux, open source, and the free software movement. Directed by J. T. S. Moore, the film features interviews with prominent hackers and entrepreneurs including Richard Stallman, Michael Tiemann, Linus Torvalds, Larry Augustin, Eric S. Raymond, Bruce Perens, Frank Hecker and Brian Behlendorf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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