UBUNTU

[1monster]

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An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each other's hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: "UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?"

'UBUNTU' in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"

(from Wimp.com)

[babylonsister]

1. Thanks, lovely! nt

[Buzz Clik]

2. They would never exist in a capitalist system.

Perhaps they needs some guns. A lot of guns.

[agent46]

66. Capitalism

Capitalism destroys such people. Capitalism is based on domination. All systems that advocate hierarchy are lies.

[HappyMe]

3. A bright spot in GD.

Thank you.

[Egalitarian Thug]

4. K&R Small 's' socialism is humanity's natural state. Nice post. n/t

[raccoon]

5. I thought it was an OS. nt

[SkyDaddy7]

8. I think it is a Linux Based OS.

I had it on one of those now very old 13" laptops.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. It is...

A favorite alternate logon screen...



It's about the community of humanity.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Experience_ubuntu.ogg

[madokie]

18. It is and its an awesome OS

I could not be made to go back to microsoft for love nor money

[Berlin Expat]

25. Same here.....

after having had Windows8 on my computer and after having had to reformat three times in less than one month, I said, "Screw it" and went to Ubuntu. So far, so good; it's been running happily for five months now, with no problems to speak of. A much better operating system.

[madokie]

35. I predict that as you get more comfortable with it

You will like it more and more.

[Berlin Expat]

36. I have to say

that in my brief experience with Ubuntu, it's far superior to anything offered by Microsoft, though I will say XP was a damned decent operating system with very few bugs, at least in my usage of it.

[madokie]

38. I agree about XP

it was the last microsoft OS I used
I started with DOS 3.1. Stayed away from windows 3 and 95 other than checking them out. Had to go with 98 in order to get online or I'd never gave it a try. I played with Ubuntu from day one and I have to admit it took me a while to warm up to it but after I finally did there was no looking back. I think the first version of Ubuntu that I installed on my computer was 8.04, shortly after that 9.04 came out. I'm using 10.04.4 now and realize I have to upgrade at some point but I just can't warm up to Unity so I'm holding off until they get Mate squared away. Last time I tried Mate 1.6 it was pretty close to gnome2, which I really like best of all. In all I've probably had 50 or more installs of Linux on this hard drive looking for that perfect one to replace 10.04 with. So far no luck.
I downloaded OpenBSD 5.3 but haven't tried it yet. I will though.

[xtraxritical]

41. I'm quite pleased with win7 thank you.

[madokie]

42. I have no problem with that

[jeff47]

62. Well...it was an awesome OS

Unity is a really, really bad user interface.

[backscatter712]

55. What do you think Ubuntu Linux was named after? n/t

[cprise]

6. Humanism pops up in most cultures

...esp. the ones that manage to hang around for a while. Generosity, empathy, altruism.

[Recursion]

7. "Ubuntu" means "humankind"

U- is the abstract noun class, and "buntu" is the stem for "human". (The Bantu language family is named after that cognate they all share.)

[1monster]

9. As always in language, there is denotation and conotation.

Words mean more than their definition implies.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. In America someone could come stumbling off of the desert and a clerk will charge them for water.

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

11. I am we - old african proverb

AWESOME Picture, thanks for sharing

[SalviaBlue]

13. Beautiful!

Rec.

[L0oniX]

14. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Ubuntu is the world’s favourite free operating system, with more than 20 million people preferring it to commercial alternatives.

[pocoloco]

44. I think I read where Mint had overtaken Ubuntu.

[defacto7]

67. Well, yes the whole OS Mint has taken top spot

But Mint IS Ubuntu. Just a different desktop and usage idea. There are maybe a hundred Ubuntu derivatives. And Ubuntu comes from Debian. It's a large family.

[AZ Progressive]

15. Its amazing that especially many Americans forget even basic things of humanity and civilization

Its nice to see that in other parts of the world, people aren't corrupt and ethically/morally devolved.

[SoCalDem]

20. Our nation was born of "us v "them" and has never changed

The white people arrived here ready to do battle with the Native population, to take away their land/resources.

We started out as a rapacious colony and we are now just a very large rapacious colony..

[a kennedy]

23. or the, "I got mine, screw everyone else" opinion eom

[AZ Progressive]

26. Aggressive, unethical people are the most dangerous people to a civilization

They make their way to the ruling class of the civilization, then they make other people suffer in order to have their opulence, and then they propagandize their values and force others to be unethical and corrupt if they want to have a "good life." If most people cheat, how can you stand a chance in a game that if you don't cheat, you lose? Aggressive unethical people rig the game to favor their kind of people, and everyone else loses unless they become like them.

[Shankapotomus]

31. Strange game

The only winning move is not to play.

[Deuce]

39. Nice....

[Doctor_J]

50. How about a nice game of chess?

[Shankapotomus]

54. I like this set

[avaistheone1]

16. Inspiring story.

However, the Ayn Rand types won't like it all.

[zeemike]

17. I read something similar a while back

Some psychologist devised a game where you had to cooperate in order to win.

And they gave the game to some American kids and some Mexican kids....in the American kids they never won a single prize because they were always competing....with the Mexican kid thy caught on quickly and would take turns winning and getting the rewards.

[Doctor_J]

48. That was in Altmeyer's book The Authoritarians

That or something very similar.

[zeemike]

51. I did not know that.

Did not read the book....but herd it some time back....probably in the 70s
But I remember it because i have often thought that our system teaches us not to cooperate...and to think of others as competitors.

[Doctor_J]

52. You should read it. It's free, and though it's an academic book it's very

lucid and even enjoyable to read, though very scary.

[zeemike]

56. Is it online?

If so it is on my list if it is free...sounds like it is interesting.

[Doctor_J]

58. Yep. First thing I downloaded to the Kindle I got for Christmas

http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf

Enjoy

[zeemike]

59. Thanks for the link...n/t

[robinlynne]

19. wow. I am because we are.

[redgreenandblue]

21. I thought the word was African for "I am too noob to install Debian"

[Xithras]

28. Lol!

[a kennedy]

22. Well, I just found my new sig line.

Love it. kinda like that "out of the mouth of babes" eh?

[BlueJazz]

24. Typical response from ignorant, backwards savages.

[Doctor_J]

47. Wait a minute...Africa...people sharing...Obama...socialism

OMG Glen Beck was right!

[BlueJazz]

49. You got it !

[DeSwiss]

27. In Lak'ech Ala K'in

K&R

[1monster]

30. Translation for those who, like me, will need to look it up:

I am you, and you are me...

http://spiritlibrary.com/center-of-the-sun/in-lakech-ala-kin-the-living-code-of-the-heart

[DeSwiss]

37. Exactly.

All Are One

[TRoN33]

29. This is priceless picture. I'll remember Ubuntu from here on.

They can be an inspiration to us.

[libodem]

32. gosh

I'm so touched my eyes started watering. I needed my faith in humanity restored today. Awww.

[AZ Progressive]

40. +1

I felt the same way.

[OneGrassRoot]

33. So glad to see the positive response to Ubuntu. :) K&R n/t

[ctsnowman]

34. K & R

[radiclib]

43. Ubuntu was the Celtics' slogan

..when they won the NBA title in 2008.

[Grown2Hate]

65. Even though I'm a Bulls fan, that was one of my favorite teams of all time.

It wasn't just their slogan. They lived by it. Of course, the GM eventually traded one of their core players (Perkins) and it ultimately killed "UBUNTU" forever in that Celtics team. You could see it rip their hearts out essentially. Sad, but a great run in 2008.

[Atman]

45. But first...MOGAMBO!

[Doctor_J]

46. Sort of like the Republican slogan

"How can I be happy if someone else has some of my money?"

[proud patriot]

53. this beautiful picture and story

brought me out of my cave .

[Liberal_in_LA]

57. lovely

[oldandhappy]

60. Fantastic!!

If only we could think this way here.

[duffyduff]

61. The picture looks like something out of a Busby Berkeley musical

The only thing missing is the overhead shot.

[marble falls]

63. They can teach empathy where we can't seem to here in the US.

[Swagman]

64. socialism is a natural state

[defacto7]

68. It's the best humanity can offer.

I wish and dream about a world where UBUNTU is the common way of life for all humans. It would be a different world.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

69. Awsesome pic! The story is lovely, though it doesn't seem to be verified. According to this

snopes discussion, it seems to have morphed over time: http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=80031

[1monster]

70. The AGE of UBUNTU

http://www.harisingh.com/UbuntuAge.htm

“Africans have a thing called ubuntu. It is about the essence of being human, it is part of the gift that Africa will give the world. It embraces hospitality, caring about others, being willing to go the extra mile for the sake of another. We believe that a person is a person through other persons, that my humanity is caught up, bound up, inextricably, with yours. When I dehumanize you, I inexorably dehumanize myself. The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Therefore you seek to work for the common good because your humanity comes into its own in community, in belonging.” -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

71. Saw that site already. It doesn't address the validity of the story, which I questioned. The

concept is one much of humanity seems to have a hard time adopting, however awesome its adoption would be.

[1monster]

72. Really, I don't care if the story is exactly true or apocryphal.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

73. I do. I dislike being sold a concept with a lie. It's unnecessary and insulting, and it creates and

validates distrust.

[1monster]

76. Well, then, prove it false or prove it true. I just posted something that I thought

was worth sharing. I assume it is a parable and it is told like a parable.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

77. If you thought it a parable, why was your first response to my questioning its veracity to

send me to a source (a dubious one at that--that's a web site not much better than a link farm), as if to prove it true? If your OP had called it a parable, I would have not questioned it.

So much trouble is caused by urban myths, hoaxes, and other gossip, so often used to stir up right wing anger. I wish people trying to support good things would not sink to using those techniques.

Again, that was an awesome photo, so thanks for that. And a nice parable, if presented as such.

[1monster]

78. D&S K. You could use Ubuntu yourself. I'm not in the mood for people who argue

just for the sake of arguing. If I wanted that, I could say something mildly controversial to my son.

So consider this conversation done for my part. If you wish to continue, it will be a soliloquy.

[Logical]

79. I doubt you are much fun to hang out with. n-t

[liberal_at_heart]

74. that's beautiful.

[zeeland]

75. "UBUNTU" going to use that word every chance I can. Thank you. n/t