For those of you who have not heard of Ubuntu before, the word comes from a Bantu language and one of its translations over at Wikipedia is
"I am what I am because of what we all are"That's a goddamn sweet philosophy and sweeter still is the fact that it costs several hundred dollars less than the operating system I am using currently.
(Link via Slashdot)
UPDATE: Leaping Lizards! Just how are Ubuntu releases named?
5 comments:
Have fun. Though if you want silly names, you should wait for the next release, which will be "Gutsy Gibbon".
My non-techie wife has been using Ubuntu for over a year now -- the laptop was several thousand rupees cheaper without Windows -- and is doing fine. Admittedly she's the type who figures out gadgets rapidly without manuals, but still. Occasionally she needs help, but I'm around: if it were windows, she'd still occasionally need help and I would be useless.
You can always play with the live CD (which boots into a full, working session without touching your hard disk) before you consider installing.
Rahul: "Gutsy Gibbon" is so cool.
I am actually looking forward to wiping out Windows from two of my machines, so a live CD won't do ;)
One keeps seeing comments on slashdot to the effect that Ubuntu names are unprofessional and will discourage users -- good to see that's not always true :)
Maybe the next release should have been titled "Geek God"
MT: Long as they don't go for "Masturbating Macaque".
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