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ubuntu a granel (bulk ubuntu) (lemmy.world)
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[-] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

What's that supposed to say? Or what I'm not understanding?

[-] Judicus@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

It translates to "free of charge" or something to that end.

Ubuntu is a Bantu (broad language family of about 600 African languages including Zulu) term meaning something like "humanity" or "community"

Near as I can tell, Granel is borrowed from spanish and in isolation would mean "grain"

[-] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

"A granel" in Spanish means "in bulk". It's used when you go to a store and you put however much of whatever you need in a bag. Usually done with veggies.

[-] 404@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Ubuntu a granel" means "Free of charge" in Kinyarwanda (according to Google Translate).

Edit to add: It's spoken in Rwanda.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy

[-] cocolopez@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's like "take as much as you want".

This was outside a minimarket

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