Revolution OS [video]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409#

by zitstif • 16 years ago

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chrismsnz• 16 years ago

I actually own this on DVD and watch it every now and again, pretty cool documentary on the history of GNU/Linux

boyter2• 16 years ago

Worth watching for those who have even a slight interest in GNU or Linux.

It is however very left wing, and fails to mention any flavor of BSD but you can't have it all.

javert2• 16 years ago

In this film, Richard Stallman presents his ideas very directly in interviews, so any left-wing bias is not really "hidden." This is a good way to learn about his views.

boyter2• 16 years ago

I meant more towards the very anti large non free software business messages that are in it.

For example (all microsoft examples here off the top of my head)

Raymond giving the thousand yard stare at Microsoft exec Bill Gates open letter Richard talking about MS being a small player initially The Microsoft free software refund meeting

All were made large closed source businesses look like the enemy. So the show is very biased especially towards Microsoft. Richard is indeed very open but the movie can be seen as a propaganda piece rather then purely factual.

tbrooks• 16 years ago

The background music and dramatic reading of Gate's Open Letter to Hobbyist's was annoying.

JeremyHerrman• 16 years ago

I couldn't stop thinking the same thing.

What killed me was the Free Software Song live performance at the end. These are late 90's nerds at their nerdiest.

oomkiller• 16 years ago

FYI, you can stream this from Netflix in high quality. Watched it on my friends Xbox the other day.

bstar• 16 years ago

I love the scene at the end where Stallman is going on one of his gnu rants on stage, and linus brings his kids out completely upstaging him.

This is one of my favorite documentaries, would definitely like to see a sequel.

points• 16 years ago

Yeah that scene was pretty good. Linus comes across as a really good guy. Stallman (as usual) comes across (to me anyway) as slightly unhinged and bitter.

jawngee• 16 years ago

Pretty interesting.

I actually think the most interesting thing is what happened to VA after the documentary. They've gone from a servers company to thinkgeek.com - weird.

Here is a pretty good story about it: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10413589-16.html

zbruhnke• 16 years ago

great documentary i thought ... interesting to see the press it got in the beginning, i did not realize how mainstream linux was at some point

jlgbecom• 16 years ago

Wow, ESR. Haven't heard from him in a while.

Someone should write an updated counter-point to the cathedral and the bazaar. A lot of it's theories seem dated nowadays.

dman99• 16 years ago

The very first week in my Operating Systems class the assignment was to watch this video and write a report about it.

It was only once I dug deeper I realized how absolutely insane Richard Stallman is.

loup-vaillant2• 16 years ago

Could you define "insane", please? I've read the "Free Software, Free Society"[1] compilation, and Stallman appeared to me as very balanced and cautious (at least when it comes to his political views).

[1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf

Revolution OS [video]

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