[LUG] The Meaning of "Ubuntu"--Explained by Nelson Mandela

[Kiggundu Mukasa]

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-meaning-of-ubuntu-explained-by-nelson-mandela/ I have often wondered what the best way to explain the meaning, or the feeling sought to be conveyed by the word 'Ubuntu.' No, it is not a word in my native tongue, and so it is all the more intriguing to see how closely that word fits the concepts around the Ubuntu OS. What better way to understand what it means that to hear it from Nelson Mandela, one of South Africa's most famous sons...? ****************                   ***************************** Kiggundu Mukasa                # Computer Network Consultancy### KYM-NET LTD.                   # Intranets & Internet Solutions# Plot 80 Kanjokya Street P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda            Tel:     +256 77 2972255          +256 71 2221141 Fax:     +256 31 2262122 *****************************************************************

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