Hi there .... I asked a friend who's still a Windows man to take a look at our scripts Wiki. He came up with the following rather caustic note:
"It seems to me that nobody has really got a handle on Ubuntu: perhaps starting with a definition might help. I rather like this from http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu "Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. It also means 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers." and this from http://faq-guru.blogspot.com/2007/11/ubuntu-faq.html "What does "Ubuntu" mean? Ubuntu is an African word, which has been described as "too beautiful to translate into English". The essence of Ubuntu is that "a person is a person through other people". It describes humanity as "being-with-others" and prescribes what "being-with-others" should be all about. Ubuntu emphasises sharing, consensus, and togetherness. It's a perfect concept for Free Software and open source." "It's the inter-humanity-connectivity, stupid!," as Bill Clinton might have said. It's difficult not be be caught up in cliches: a close up on a smiling face, then a zoom out to show lots of happy people; a shot of the world map with lines connecting every country; etcetera, etcetera." Maybe he has a point? Regards, Barry Drake. -- What do you see when you use your Computer? Same old thing? ...There IS a Better Way! Ubuntu! _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
