The Meaning of Ubuntu
No, i’m not going to discuss this Ubuntu, but rather what is the philosophy of Ubuntu. And forgive my laziness, because my search come only from wikipedia. Archbishop Desmond Tutu defined ubuntu as :
A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.
It’s the opposite of envy and jealousy. Chris Abani said in his video :
It’s ubuntu, the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.
So, Ubuntu is basically how you can improve the humanity of your community and other people. Nelson Mandela said it best :
A traveller through a country would stop at a village and he didn’t have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu but it will have various aspects. Ubuntu does not mean that people should not address themselves. The question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you to be able to improve?
Examples? Well, a simple act of kindness to other people really covers it all.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:57 am
nice meaning.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
keduaxx
August 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
ketigaaaxx
August 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
keempaaattxxx *ugghh kok ga enak didenger yaa*
August 4th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Kelimaaaaaaaxxxx…uhuuyyy….nah sekarang baru deh mau komen postingannya…
Ubuntu? eh….eeenggg…paan tuh yaaa? sejenis usus buntu kah?
*jangan marah ya kalo blognya gw sampahin kali ini* 
August 4th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Thank you for bringing Ubuntu back in my memory.
I was looking for the word this weekend, and couldn’t find it.
Thanks a lot!!
August 4th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
fitra, terima kasih sudah berkunjung :p
August 5th, 2008 at 5:47 am
so ubuntu mean generous??
August 5th, 2008 at 8:17 am
So.. what’s the meaning of Ubuntu? << Still don’t get it…
August 5th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
One thing I know about, that is..
U = You are
Buntu = Death End
lol
August 6th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Wow… Thanks for share it bro. I doesn’t know about it before. Ubuntu is open source and it’s a right name if we define the meaning of ubuntu. Great work Koko
August 30th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Hahaha, pertama liat judulnya, kirain ngomongin softwarenya. Setauku sepupuku juga involved deh. Bahkan dapet award gitu. Tapi aku jg enggak gitu tau.
Baru tau ternyata ada arti lain di balik nama itu. Soalnya vocab yang jarang dipake ya… Keren sih.