Day: February 13, 2009

Ubuntu: African Humanism for the whole world

Ubuntu: African Humanism for the whole world


Re-evaluating  my thoughts on humanism, I am very inspired by the Ubuntu philosophy as stated by Tutu, Mandela, popuarized by Madonna, digitalized by Linux:

Nelson Mandela said:


“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”

Ubuntu philosophy applied into Linux:

“Ubuntu is an African concept of ‘humanity towards others’. It is ‘the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity’. The same ideas are central to the way the Ubuntu community collaborates. Members of the Ubuntu community need to work together effectively, and this code of conduct lays down the “ground rules” for our cooperation.”

  • Be considerate
  • Be respectful
  • Be collaborative
  • When you disagree, consult others
  • When you are unsure, ask for help
  • Step down considerately

See also: Philosophy | Ubuntu

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Defriending

Defriending


Recently I started to clean up my hyves connections, throwing out everything & everybody that did not fit in with my current mood.
Considering the need to write more personal comments on my hyves, I questioned the presence of several lurkers on my hyves:
Should this person really know my heartfelt ramblings? No way!
The same happened with several hyves groups: I questioned myself: how often do I really feel the need to post any comment on that community?
Zero? So I dumped a lot of communities.

Feels like a rough way of cleaning up of the mess I made with just accepting any connection on hyves.

Ah well, let’s chop some more wood…

Inspiration: Defriend – Encyclopedia Dramatica

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