[Linux-disciples] ubuntu

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 02:44:05PM -0500, Karl Sokol wrote:
> I have been helping people migrate to linux through Ubuntu. The inevitable
> question that comes up is "what does it mean?"  I feel like an asshole saying
> the official "Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning blah, blah, blah." 
> Despite extensive googling, I have not been  able to determine the authenticity
> of the word or its origin in a more specific way.  Does anyone have access to
> the OEG or any other source that may be able to say what language family the
> word comes from?

Did you try the Wikipedia article on Ubuntu (the South African concept,
not the distribution)?  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu
-- 
Adam Rosi-Kessel
http://adam.rosi-kessel.org
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