Revolution OS

There will be a suggested donation of €10 for this event, this is to cover costs such as the hiring of the venue. This is entirely voluntary, but is encouraged as it enables us to put on similar events in the future. Donation links are on our webpage: https://dublinlinux.org/support

For this event we will be showing Revolution OS

Summary:
"While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the most widely used operating system for personal computers in the world, many experts took issue with Microsoft's strict policies regarding licensing, ownership, distribution, and alteration of their software. The objections of many high-profile technology experts, most notably Richard Stallman, led to what has become known as "the Open Source Movement," which is centered on the belief that computer software should be free both in the economic and intellectual senses of the word. Eventually, one of Stallman's admirers, Linus Torvalds, created a new operating system called Linux, a freely distributed software which many programmers consider to be markedly superior to Windows. Revolution OS is a documentary that examines the genesis of the Open Source Movement, and explores and explains the technical and intellectual issues involved in a manner understandable to computer aficionados and non-techheads alike."

This is an experimental idea of showing a movie that our members may be interested in, if it's successful we may put on other showings in the future. Please email suggestions to info@dublinlinux.org. To make the shortlist, a legal DVD copy of the movie can be donated for the evening or easily obtained by the organisers. The organisers can turn down a suggestion if a legal copy can't be easily obtained.

Note: that the venue has said they should be able to show a DVD as long as it's a private event. As such, we will be closing the doors before we start the movie to stop the public from coming in and viewing it.