Open source films attack Hollywood


	Open source films attack Hollywood

Djiezes

5-3-2008 7:04 AM

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open source, opensource, web, internet, media, film, movie scifi, free, hollywood

Djiezes says:

Check out:

http://www.ironsky.net/
http://www.starwreck.com/
&
http://www.wreckamovie.com/

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5-3-2008 11:07 AM

papananook

thanks--always interested in open source stuff...

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