Why Is Ubuntu Named Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu is named after the Nguni philosophy of ubuntu, which Canonical indicates means “humanity to others” with a connotation of “I am what I am because of who we all are”.

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software, using its own desktop environment. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (“humanity towards others”).

What is the story behind Ubuntu?

The motivation behind the Ubuntu culture in Africa… An Anthropologist proposed a game to the African tribal children ... He placed a basket of sweets near a tree and made the children stand 100 meters away. Then announced that whoever reaches first would get all the sweets in the basket.

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