On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Kenneth C. Demanawa wrote:

> REVOLUTION OS
> on 26 August 2002, 4:00 and 7:00 PM
> at the University of the Philippines Film Center, Diliman, Quezon City

Magkano ang tickets?

> The 85-minute documentary tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled 
> against Microsoft and created GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement. (visit 
> http://www.revolution-os.com)

I read "Just for Fun" by Linus Torvalds, and nowhere in that autobiography
did he mention that Linux was created in rebellion against Microsoft.
Initially, he was writing a terminal emulator so that he can use his
home PC to connect to the university Unix system, but the terminal 
emulator eventually turned into a full-blown OS which was better than
Minix.  That Linux became a threat to Microsoft is just a happy 
coincidence. Also there was a big debate on the use of the name "Linux"
vs "GNU/Linux" but that is a totally different issue altogether.

PMana


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