Rotten
Must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry. Others may find it migraine-inducing, despite Moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding.
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
Overview
REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.
Director and cast
- J.T.S. Moore Director
- Susan Egan as Narrator
- Linus Torvalds as Himself - Creator, Linux Kernel
- Richard M. Stallman as Himself - Founder, GNU Project
- Eric S. Raymond as Himself - Author
- Bruce Perens as Himself - Author, Open Source Definition
- Larry Augustin as Himself - Co-Founder, CEO, VA Linux Systems
- Michael Tiemann as Himself - Co-Founder, Cygnus Solutions
- Brian Behlendorf as Himself
- Frank Hecker as Himself - Former Netscape Systems Engineer
- Chris DiBona as Himself
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Everybody loves a David and Goliath story, and this one is told almost entirely from David's point of view.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
... a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the Linux cause.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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