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Ubuntu: Linux for Human Beings

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Hey there Doodlers! I know some of you are fans of Ubuntu. I for one, am a fan, too because it's free! Haha By the way here's the Ubuntu story just in case it's your first time to meet the free and open-source operating system. The Ubuntu Story ubuntu |oǒ'boǒntoō|   Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. It also means 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers. Where did it all begin?   Linux was already established as an enterprise server platform in 2004. But free software was still not a part of everyday life for most computer users. That's why Mark Shuttleworth gathered a small team of developers from one of the most established Linux projects – Debian - and set out to create an easy-to-use Linux desktop, Ubuntu. The vision for Ubuntu is part social and part economic: free software, available free of charge to every...