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Revolution OS

Von Hash · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Revolution OS is a feature-length documentary on the history of free software and Linux. It covers Stallman and the GNU project, Torvalds and the kernel, and Raymond and Perens on open source, starting from the era of freely shared hobbyist code.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the standard documentary on the origins of GNU, the FSF and Linux.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “For those that haven't seen Revolution OS I would highly recommend it for much of the Linux backstory.”

    Linux backstory documentary.

    larrydag, 2015-08 · Strong recommendation · in “How I came to find Linux”

  2. “Should we point to Revolution OS ( )?”

    Documentary giving history of GNU and Linux origins.

    stolio, 2015-03 · Recommendation · in “Ten Years of Kubuntu”

  3. “_Revolution OS_ is a really good documentary that goes over the genesis of FSF”

    Documentary on the genesis of FSF and Stallman's role.

    zeeshanm, 2016-04 · Recommendation · in “ACM 2015 Technical Award Recipients”

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Topics: linux, gnu, open source, stallman, torvalds, free software foundation

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