"Revolution OS" (The Movie).

[Joel Bryan Juliano]

On 12/18/06, Scott <geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com> wrote:
>
> Somehow this movie[1] had escaped my radar till a few months ago.  But
> geek that I am, I bought it shortly thereafter.   I just got around to
> watching it a few weeks ago.  It was a very interesting and enlightening
> movie.  In many cases I didn't learn much that I didn't already know,
> but I've never seen any of the "personalities" interviewed till now.
>
>         1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_OS
>
> I'd seen some brief clips of Linus Torvalds over the years but nothing
> as lengthy as what was in the movie.  What was most refreshing is that
> he's so seemingly NORMAL.
>
> He doesn't have long hair. He keeps a neat appearance. He's got a wife
> and kids and yet he's STILL a geek.
>
> He didn't go on about Star Trek and anime.  And he didn't act as if he'd
> been discharged from the state psychiatric hospital a few weeks back.
>
> Bruce Perens seemed *relatively* normal, although I'm not sure what is
> (was) wrong with him.  He had some sort of constant tic/twitch and/or
> speech impediment, but nothing anyone could be critical of.
>
> And then there's.....
>
> RMS[2].
>
> How can one man be so good *AND* bad for the free software community?
> The problem is, as time wears on it's only going to get worse.
>
>         2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman
>
> It's really too bad, because obviously he's brilliant. But oh man....
> And the movie only tells part of the story.  Google him and it gets
> entertaining.
>
> And what I find amusing is how pissed he is over the fact that he's
> "forgotten" and Linus gets all the glory.  Well it might be that Linus
> is much closer to *normal* and therefore approachable.
>
> If RMS could find a good therapist and a good barber who knows what the
> future might bring....
>
> But I digress....
>
> Back to the movie.....
>
> Overall I found it very excellent and informative and was quite
> surprised that it was narrated by Susan Egan (a Broadway theatre
> actress).  I'm somewhat into theatre and recognized her name instantly.
>
> But we could have done without their "GNU/Stallmans" "video" though.
> They were awful and that so called "song" was even worse (but then it
> was written by RMS....).
>
> Interesting stuff though. A lot of history that I was and was not aware
> of.  A must see for any geek.


I've seen the DVD movie before (2004), I borrowed it from my employer,
I can't remember if it's 1 or 2 dvd..

There's a part where Richard Stallman refuses to handshake Linus, and Linus
daughter got up on the stage and everyone's laughing..

At the end of the DVD there's a Linux song.

I think it's a very informative and interesting DVD, specially for
people who want to know more about Linux and Open Source.
I can't remember but I think Alan Cox got an interview too.

Regards,
Joel

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