Revolution OS
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Il film narra la storia del sistema operativo GNU/Linux, dalle sue origini al 2000, ponendo inoltre l'accento sulla differenza tra software libero e software open source e analizzando alcuni casi di programmi rilasciati sotto licenza libera (ad esempio Apache). Nel documentario non mancano le accuse contro la Microsoft e rivelazioni di protagonisti famosi. Nel corso del documentario vengono intervistati noti hacker ed imprenditori, tra cui Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens, Michael Tiemann, Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker e Brian Behlendorf.
Cast principale
Susan Egan
Narrator
Linus Torvalds
Himself - Creator, Linux Kernel
Richard M. Stallman
Himself - Founder, GNU Project
Eric S. Raymond
Himself - Author
Bruce Perens
Himself - Author, Open Source Definition
Larry Augustin
Himself - Co-Founder, CEO, VA Linux Systems
Michael Tiemann
Himself - Co-Founder, Cygnus Solutions
Brian Behlendorf
Himself
Frank Hecker
Himself - Former Netscape Systems Engineer
Chris DiBona
Himself
Nick Moffitt
Himself
Rob Malda
Himself
Donnie Barnes
Himself - Employee, Red Hat Software
Marc Merlin
Himself
Terry Egan
Himself
Lisa Corsetti
Herself
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