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what's the ariginal meaning about UBUNTU?

what's the ariginal meaning about UBUNTU?

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Originally posted by shavixmir
Ubuntu is Zwahili for: "Screw your network card, I ain't gonna operate it."
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Originally posted by shavixmir
Ubuntu is Zwahili for: "Screw your network card, I ain't gonna operate it."
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Originally posted by Nordlys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(Linux_distribution)

"The name of the distribution comes from the African concept of ubuntu which may be rendered roughly as "humanity toward others", "we are people because of other people", or "I am who I am because of who we all are", though other meanings have been suggested."

And the source Wikipedia links to:
http://www.easy-ubuntu-linux.com/ubuntu-african-word.html
"African"? couldn't they have narrowed it down a bit?

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