That's very neat IMO!(And it's along the same lines of the UU religion I practice, with it's Seven Principals...)
But what is Ubuntu? Is it a software group? A social club? A religion? Or simply just a good code for living? -I couldnt find much info at the link you provided, beyond a store to buy tees and things..?

 

Ubuntu is a Linux OS for computers.
Free for everyone, like every other Linux systems.
Everyone is welcome to edit and alter it the way they like it and then upload it to share with someone else.

 

You are right on target -- it seems to be a little bit of all of the above. In this context, Ubuntu is the most popular version of Linux for desktop users; the OS, and all the applications that run on it, are provided at no cost. The word "ubuntu" is from Bantu, and roughly means "an ethic or humanist philosophy focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other."

Ubuntu is almost as polished as Mac OS X, and decidedly less frustrating to use than any version of Windows that I have ever used. In my experience (since June 2009) it has been rock solid (no crashes, no viruses), and much more configurable (without using the Linux command line) than either Mac OS or Windows. My only real complaint is that it comes with no pre-configured backup utility, such as Apple's Time Machine. Like all versions of Linux, it's relatively light on resource requirements. At this instant, running in a 32gb partition on an Acer netbook with an Atom processor and 1 gb of memory, boot time is under a minute, the Chrome browser launches in about 3 seconds, and about 1/3 of available memory is being used. If I need to (perhaps once a month), I can also boot the machine in Windows.

The Ubuntu Home Page provides information about the project. Ubuntu was founded by Mark Shuttleworth, a South African who developed the first digital certificate system for e-commerce. In 1999 he sold his company, Thawte, to Verisign for about $575 million. In addition to buying a ride on the Russian space shuttle, he used $10 million as seed money to set up Canonical, Ltd, which supports and distributes Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu promise

• Ubuntu will always be free of charge, along with its regular enterprise releases and security updates
• Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies from across the world
• Ubuntu provides the best translations and accessibility features that the free software community has to offer
• Ubuntu core applications are all free and open source. We want you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on.

The Ubuntu Philosophy

1. Every computer user should have the freedom to download, run, copy, distribute, study, share, change and improve their software for any purpose, without paying licensing fees.
2. Every computer user should be able to use their software in the language of their choice.
3. Every computer user should be given every opportunity to use software, even if they work under a disability.