The "X" in Xubuntu stands for the Xfce graphical desktop environment, but the word "ubuntu" represents both the technical and philosophical core of the operating system. "Ubuntu" is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu (pronounced "oo-BOON-too") is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance.
A rough translation of the principle of ubuntu is "humanity towards others". Another translation could be: "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity."
"Una persona con ubuntu está abierta y disponible a los otros, se afirma en los otros, no se siente amenazada por que otros sean hábiles y bondadosos, puesto que posee una seguridad propia proveniente de la certeza de provenir de un gran todo y es disminuida cuando otros son humillados, torturados u oprimidos." |
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--Arzobispo Desmond Tutu |
Como parte de la familia ubuntu de distribuciones basadas en Linux, el sistema operativo Xubuntu trae el espíritu de ubuntu al mundo del software.