[ale] linux recommendations

james at sumners.ath.cx james at sumners.ath.cx
Thu Dec 23 09:14:14 EST 2004


Quoth http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ :
"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others".
Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu
Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

What is offensive about that? Have you even bothered to read anything?
I really don't know what to say.

On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 08:44:55AM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> James Sumners wrote:
> >Why? It is a word from their culture that holds some significant
> >meaning for them.
> 
> And if it's found to be offensive?  Whether it's a correct assumption or 
> not.
> 
> -- 
> Until later, Geoffrey

-- 
James Sumners
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