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For those who didn't check the link yet, this is not about Ubuntu the linux distro, but an ideology that has its roots in mid and south Africa. >[Ubuntu philos

by O_H_E 6y ago

For those who didn't check the link yet, this is not about Ubuntu the linux distro, but an ideology that has its roots in mid and south Africa. >[Ubuntu philosophy] is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity."

umvi 6y ago
Right, but it's clear that this philosophy is the inspiration for the distro: - the ubuntu linux logo is 3 people holding hands - their homegrown desktop manager is/was called "unity" - GPL/FOSS sort of = 'a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity'
- snthpy 6y ago
  Yes, and Mark Shuttleworth is from South Africa and was well aware of this philosophy when creating the distro.
- MaxBarraclough 6y ago
  Worth pointing out that the FSF have specifically called out Canonical/Ubuntu, for failing to behave in keeping with Free Software values. [0] Stallman has also mentioned Ubuntu in his talks, as a rare counterexample of how Free software is generally free from functionality that acts against the user's interests. [0] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do See also https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu
  - Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
    rms is a Saint, His virtue is unyielding to mortal pleasures. Such extreme asceticism is certainly not for everyone, so you shouldn't hold it against Canonical, for you are a sinner yourself.
    - teddyh 6y ago
      Even if I am a sinner, I only sin against myself. Canonical has no such compunctions.
    - knolax 6y ago
      If free software jesus issues a fatwa against Ubuntu then I'm going to avoid it regardless.
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - monadic2 6y ago
    Sure, but ideological purity claims seem distracting from the from the conversation about the word "Ubuntu".
- hezag 6y ago
  > Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It is often described as reminding us that ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. We bring the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers and software. The Ubuntu distribution represents the best of what the world’s software community has shared with the world. https://ubuntu.com/about https://ubuntu.com/about
- jdub 6y ago
  Funny bit of Ubuntu history: It was almost "Canonical Linux" by the company "Ubuntu", but it didn't take much for the founding employees to convince Mark that it should be the other way around. I don't think any of us had heard of it before, and were absolutely blown away by how similar it was to the way we thought about FLOSS.
- omginternets 6y ago
  Well yeah... and the distro is literally called Ubuntu.
- johnisgood 6y ago
  Yeah well, Ubuntu is also the distribution that uses Snaps. Canonical is horrible.

by O_H_E 6y ago

umvi 6y ago

Right, but it's clear that this philosophy is the inspiration for the distro: - the ubuntu linux logo is 3 people holding hands - their homegrown desktop manager is/was called "unity" - GPL/FOSS sort of = 'a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity'

snthpy 6y ago
Yes, and Mark Shuttleworth is from South Africa and was well aware of this philosophy when creating the distro.
MaxBarraclough 6y ago
Worth pointing out that the FSF have specifically called out Canonical/Ubuntu, for failing to behave in keeping with Free Software values. [0] Stallman has also mentioned Ubuntu in his talks, as a rare counterexample of how Free software is generally free from functionality that acts against the user's interests. [0] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do See also https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
  rms is a Saint, His virtue is unyielding to mortal pleasures. Such extreme asceticism is certainly not for everyone, so you shouldn't hold it against Canonical, for you are a sinner yourself.
  - teddyh 6y ago
    Even if I am a sinner, I only sin against myself. Canonical has no such compunctions.
  - knolax 6y ago
    If free software jesus issues a fatwa against Ubuntu then I'm going to avoid it regardless.
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- monadic2 6y ago
  Sure, but ideological purity claims seem distracting from the from the conversation about the word "Ubuntu".
hezag 6y ago
> Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It is often described as reminding us that ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. We bring the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers and software. The Ubuntu distribution represents the best of what the world’s software community has shared with the world. https://ubuntu.com/about https://ubuntu.com/about
jdub 6y ago
Funny bit of Ubuntu history: It was almost "Canonical Linux" by the company "Ubuntu", but it didn't take much for the founding employees to convince Mark that it should be the other way around. I don't think any of us had heard of it before, and were absolutely blown away by how similar it was to the way we thought about FLOSS.
omginternets 6y ago
Well yeah... and the distro is literally called Ubuntu.
johnisgood 6y ago
Yeah well, Ubuntu is also the distribution that uses Snaps. Canonical is horrible.