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It is called Ubuntu because:
1. Ubuntu is a South African word meaning "towards humanity." It is basically the concept of being part of a community that helps each other.
2. Ubuntu (the distro) lives up to this by helping people to get a free copy, and offering caring and helpful support to the people on it's forums.
3. The creator, Mark Shuttleworth, is from South Africa.
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