Special Screening of "Revolution OS"

[Jeff Mings]

While one can't accurately judge a 90 minute film by a 2 minute snippet, 
it certainly looks like a movie I'd really like to watch.  I don't know 
about its broader appeal to non-nerds, though;  I use Linux at home and 
at work and advocate it like the zealot I am.  Ordinary Windoze users 
might like it, although the PBS-documentary style it employs makes for 
less drama than the recent industry portrayal of Gates vs. Jobs in 
"Barbarians at the Gates " (I think that's the title).

-Jeff Mings


David Oshiro wrote:

>Aloha Linux Users,
>
>I am the managing editor for Hawaiian Hard Drive and we have been talking
>with the Hawaii International Film Festival about a documentary on Linux and
>Open Source. The film is called "Revolution OS" and has been presented at
>Expos and a few film festivals. The reviews have been quite good and I am
>certainly interested in viewing it. We will be sponsoring this movie at the
>upcoming HIFF in early November and wanted to get your opinions on this
>movie. We'd also like to get some feedback from the Linux community on how
>Hawaiian Hard Drive can help spread the word and inform the public on Linux
>and open source.
>
>George Toft and Deven Phillips both write for Hawaiian Hard Drive every
>month and are our Linux advisors. Companies like Viata and Hoala Greevy
>specialize in Linux and open source in Hawaii and we would like to find out
>what other companies and individuals are actively supporting Linux.
>
>Please send me your feedback on this movie and any other thoughts you may
>have about Linux in Hawaii.
>
>Thank you.
>
>David Oshiro
>Managing Editor
>Hawaiian Hard Drive
>
>http://films.sxsw.com/2001/DATABASE/?dvsearch=show&dvserialnum=420
>
>Synopsys:
>
>"WHAT: The Industry Premiere of the 90-minute feature film Revolution OS"
>
>"Interviews with Open Source and Free Software luminaries such as Linus
>Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Larry Augustin, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens,
>Michael Tiemann, Brian Behlendorf, Rob Malda, Chris DiBona, and others
>depict the growth and evolution of the movement from the start of the GNU
>project through the end of 1999.
>
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