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Allin01
January 14th, 2009, 09:45 AM
What is the meaning of the word ubuntu?
HunterThomson
January 14th, 2009, 09:47 AM
What is the meaning of the word ubuntu?

Peace and wellbeing to all of mankind.
HunterThomson
January 14th, 2009, 09:48 AM
better one

A Zulu word, literally meaning “humanness.” Ubuntu is a social and spiritual philosophy serving as a framework for African society
Allin01
January 14th, 2009, 09:48 AM
Peace and wellbeing to all of mankind.

Which language is that?
HotShotDJ
January 14th, 2009, 09:50 AM
Taken directly from the Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu) web page:


What does Ubuntu mean?

Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
HunterThomson
January 14th, 2009, 09:55 AM
Taken directly from the Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu) web page:

Nice that's the one :)
zvacet
January 14th, 2009, 10:14 AM
In your home directory you will find folder named Examples and there you can find definition of word Ubuntu.
Vantrax
January 14th, 2009, 10:52 AM
Great video here that explains it best:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy

Nelson Mandela FTW
stevoo
January 14th, 2009, 10:52 AM
Ubuntu (IPA: [uːˈbuːntuː] in English,[2] [ůɓúntú] in Zulu) is a computer operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, a popular Linux distribution. Its name comes from the Zulu word "ubuntu", translated as humanity, describing the ubuntu philosophy: "I am who I am because of those around me," a positive aspect of community. Ubuntu's goals include providing an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease of installation. Ubuntu has been rated as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop, claiming approximately 30% of desktop Linux installations in 2007.[3] Ubuntu is also used on some high profile servers, including those belonging to the Wikimedia Foundation.[4]


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Paqman
January 14th, 2009, 12:13 PM
Which language is that?

Zulu, I believe.
malspa
January 14th, 2009, 01:14 PM
In your home directory you will find folder named Examples and there you can find definition of word Ubuntu.

Never noticed that before. It's a link to /usr/share/example-content. From the document oo-about-these-files:

In addition to the core operating system, the Ubuntu software distribution also contains a wide range of user-oriented applications such as an office suite, image display and manipulation programs and multimedia tools for playing music and video. To illustrate these features and to help you explore your new system we have bundled a few documents and media files. Simply click on a file's icon or thumbnail to open it for viewing or editing in it's default application.