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Ubuntu is a linux operating system, based on the Debian distribution. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK based Canonical Ltd, and the name of the distribution comes from the South African concept of Ubuntu - roughly, "humanity towards others". Ubuntu was developed by Mark Shuttleworth, an South African entrepreneur. Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution (distro) developed in South Africa. Ubuntu is a Zulu and Xhosa (Zulu and Xhosa are two of South Africa's 11 native languages) word meaning "humanity to others". This term is appropriate as Ubuntu's philosophy is to make a linux distro for "humans", which means that they strive for an accessible Linux distro, available to all people. Ubuntu is a clear example of South African ingenuity.