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What does "Ubuntu" mean?
Ubuntu is an African word, which means "Humanity to others". 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 of Free Software and Open source. Here's a great article that describes Ubuntu, which may help define it. Wikipedia also has a good definition.
