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You can get far with bad branding. Case: Ubuntu
by 1-6 6y ago
You can get far with bad branding. Case: Ubuntu
- tokai 6y agoor java
- jolmg 6y agoWhy is Ubuntu bad branding? Seems short, memorable, good meaning, original, etc.
- colesantiago 6y agothe naming makes it sound like unstable version of linux.
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- joana035 6y agoUbuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is often translated as "I am because we are", or "humanity towards others", or in Zulu "umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" or in Xhosa, "umntu ngumntu ngabantu" but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity" Taken from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy But yes, Ubuntu is based on Debian's Unstable branch.
- jolmg 6y agoWhen they replied, what I originally had written was "Why is it bad branding?". I thought it would be obvious from the parent comment that I was talking about Ubuntu, but I think they thought I was talking about "Rocky Linux".
- nasalgoat 6y agoI suppose it seems like a juvenile name to me.
- cgb223 6y agoUbuntu doesn’t literally mean “a bumpy ride” or “a relationship that’s got some trouble in it”
- smnrchrds 6y agoOh, that's what you thought of! I was confused as why people take offence at Rocky. As a Calgarian, the first thing I thought of was Rocky Mountains. Due to their proximity, you see the name is so many things and places here. For example, the area surrounding Calgary is called Rocky View County.
- _jal 6y agoI think only monolingual English speaker feel this way.
- tremon 6y agoUbuntu doesn't seem a bad word choice to me: https://historyplex.com/ubuntu-african-philosophy https://historyplex.com/ubuntu-african-philosophy Ubuntu, a Bantu word, defines what it means to be truly human.