[KLUG Members] Meeting 2003-12-09 - Revolution OS Screening

[members@kalamazoolinux.org]

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. On June 1, 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said
"Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property
sense to everything it touches." Microsoft fears GNU/Linux, and rightly
so. GNU/Linux and the Open Source & Free Software movements arguably
represent the greatest threat to Microsoft's way of life. Shot in
cinemascope on 35mm film in Silicon Valley, REVOLUTION OS tracks down
the key movers and shakers behind Linux, and finds out how and why Linux
became such a potent threat. REVOLUTION OS features interviews with
Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian
Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann, Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob
Malda. To view the trailer or the first eight minutes go to the ifilm
website for REVOLUTION OS. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
Ogilvy & Mather, OSDN, and Dreamworks Animation have rented REVOLUTON OS
for private theatrical screenings. It has also screened in numerous film
festivals including South By Southwest Film Festival, the Atlanta Film &
Video Festival, Boston Film Festival, and Denver International Film
Festival. REVOLUTION OS won Best Documentary at both the Savannah Film &
Video Festival and the Kudzu Film Festival. 


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Coming to three meetings qualifies you as a full member of KLUG, meaning 
that you can participate in the process of making formal decisions, including 
voting for officers.

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Our meeting place, THIS TUESDAY at 7 PM is:

The Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce in beautiful downtown Kalamazoo.

Maps and directions can be found at
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/maps.php3

All are welcome.

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The KLUG web site is:

    http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/