Linux for Human Being !!

From past couple of days i started exploring Ubuntu. My experience with version 10.04 is far better than the older ones, maybe its because of the default innocent theme.  About section of this fabulous OS says “Ubuntu 10.04 LTS – the Lucid Lynx – released in April 2010 and supported until April 2013.“

I did a quick search and got the following table about Ubuntu releases: (Source – Wikipedia)

Version Code name Release date Supported until Desktops Servers 4.10 Warty Warthog 20 October 2004 30 April 2006 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog 8 April 2005 31 October 2006 5.10 Breezy Badger 13 October 2005 13 April 2007 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake 1 June 2006[99] 14 July 2009 June 2011 6.10 Edgy Eft[100] 26 October 2006 25 April 2008 7.04 Feisty Fawn 19 April 2007 19 October 2008 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon 18 October 2007 18 April 2009 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron 24 April 2008 April 2011 April 2013 8.10 Intrepid Ibex 30 October 2008 30 April 2010 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 23 April 2009[101] 23 October 2010 9.10 Karmic Koala[102] 29 October 2009 April 2011 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx[8] 29 April 2010[83] April 2013 April 2015 10.10 Maverick Meerkat[8] 10 October 2010[96] April 2012 11.04 Natty Narwhal[8] 28 April 2011[96] October 2012

Colour Meaning Red Release no longer supported Green Release still supported Blue Future release

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Ubuntu – About the Name section says : Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people’s allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance. A rough translation of the principle of Ubuntu is “humanity towards others”. Another translation could be: “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”.

I admire those who are involved in making Linux for Human Being. I was searching about the total number of Ubuntu OS downloads (It was nothing more than one of the random thoughts which pops-up into my mind and refueled my curiosity). Its already 1:00 AM, so couple of lines about why i want to post this is :: If you are using Open Source softwares for any purpose (either for earning or learning), its your responsibility to share your knowledge and experiences back to the open source community. Thats what my philosophy of Being a Human.

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- Abhishek Singh