What Does Ubuntu Mean? - And What "Ubuntu" Means For Ubuntu Linux Users - Ubuntu Linux Training CDs
Ubuntu Linux and the Meaning(s) of the Word "Ubuntu"
"Ubuntu" is an African word from the Zulu tribe that has quiet a bit of meaning and is interpreted to have several meanings, interpretations and also represents several "humanistic" concepts.
Ubuntu is considered by some to represent a
social and spiritual philosophy, serving as a framework for African society.
One interpretation of the word is that it means “humanness” - it means something along the lines of "humanity to others" and also means "I am what I am because of who we all are" - and “a person is a person through other persons”.
The word Ubuntu also represents respect and concern for a person's family and neighbors - and respect for a person's ancestors (in a deeper spiritual sense).
The word Ubuntu also refers to an individual as a component of a greater collective whole - and it stresses social consciousness and unity.
Here is a quote from 1999 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the meaning of the word Ubuntu:
"A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed."
Ubuntu Linux, The Word Ubuntu - And Ubuntu Linux "Mottos" And "Slogans"
One of the popular Ubuntu Linux mottos or slogans is "linux for human beings" and another Ubuntu Linux slogan is "it just works".
The people that work on Ubuntu pride themselves in making a version of Linux that you can install and get up and running easily and that works extremely well.
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