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Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open-
source software, using its own desktop environment. It is the most popular version of Linux with over 20 million
people using it as of 2012. Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations
with each other. Rough translations of the principle of ubuntu is “humanity towards others” or “the belief in a uni-
versal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”. Ubuntu, the operating system can be downloaded for free from
http://www.ubuntu.com/
and Debian from
htp://www.debian.org/
.
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n fact, even Microsoft is now embracing some components of open-source software development. A Microsoft rep-
resentative has recently stated that both SQL Server and the Windows Azure teams are commited to the Hadoop
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htp://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/documentation/tutorials/geiger-counter-arduino-radiation-sensor-board
.
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f you have never seen a RepRap work, put this topic down and go to
htp://reprap.org/
—click on the video and then
come back.
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