The New Jersey Linux User's group would like to announce the
presentation of the film "Revolution OS" at the Darress Theatre in Boonton NJ
on Wednesday, March 31st 2010.

Revolution OS is a documentary detailing the roots of the Free
Software and Open Source movements that resulted in Linux, as well as
many other free software projects.

From the Revolution OS website:

"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."


The movie will be shown at 7:30 pm with a brief question and answer
session afterward.
With the permission of the director, The showing is free of charge,
but there will be a collection (amount of your choice) to cover the
costs of the theatre.  All additional proceeds will be donated to the
Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free Software Foundation.

Copies of various GNU/Linux distributions and other free software will
be available for at no charge after the showing as well.

More information and updated details can be found at the North Jersey
Linux User's Group at http://njlinux.org

Information and trailers for the film can be found at http://revolutionos.com

Information for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free
Software Foundation can be found at http://eff.org and http://fsf.org
respectively.

Information about and maps to the Darress Theatre can be found at
http://darresstheatre.com

Any questions can be directed to BobM@NJlinux.org