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."
"Unha persoa con ubuntu está aberta e disposta para os outros, apoia aos demais, non se sinte ameazada cando os outros están ben porque ten confianza en si mesma que provén de saber que pertence a un todo máis grande que é diminuído cando os outros son humillados ou diminuídos, cando os outros son torturados ou oprimidos". |
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--Arcebispo Desmond Tutu |
Como parte da familia Ubuntu de distribucións baseadas en Linux, o sistema operativo Xubuntu trae o espírito de ubuntu ao mundo do software.