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Software Wars

Software Wars

2020•1h 12m
Documentary

A documentary about the ongoing battle between proprietary versus free and open-source software. Based on the book "After the Software Wars" by Keith Curtis.

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Production

Obscura Broadcasting Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jon Hohauser

Narrator

Karen Sandler

Self

Evan Henshaw-Plath

Self

Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds

Self

Laura Thompson

Self

Jono Bacon

Self

Bradley Kuhn

Self

Dennis O'Flynn

Self

Arthur Richards

Self

William Stein

Self

Greg Kroah-Hartman

Self

Brian Ashley

Self

Michael Meeks

Self

Laura Thomson

Self

Adam Bratt

Self

Lily Hittle

Self

Sorin Draghici

Self

Elizabeth Peters

Self

Andrew Olson

Self

Dave Lang

Self

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