Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Mint Debian, hijack of "'Re: Debian Lenny..."

I would not count on that. Debian is going to make their work harder. When
they start stripping proprietary binary blobs from the kernel then it won't
be very useful for the users that have traditionally used Mint. Mint and
Debian are very far apart in terms of their philosophy and vision. Remember
that Mint has always allowed proprietary codecs and drivers without any
attention to licensing. This is heresy to Debian users. There would be a big
clash of cultures. Their user base aligns more closely with Ubuntu's
community. Ubuntu is closer to Debian's vision than Mint is and Debian hates
Ubuntu. That means that Mint would have to provide more support and could
not count on Debian in the same way that they currently count on Ubuntu. The
Ubuntu forums have many Mint users. Mint users in Debian forums? Give your
head a shake!

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

> I've used LinuxMint since v3.0 Cassandra but when Clem issued LMDE, with
> the
> warning that it was experimental, I decided to try it. There have been a
> few niggles but even I, lacking a technical bent, have managed to resolve
> them without too much hassle. Currently I am running LMDE 64bit on my
> desktop and LMDE 32bit on a Thinkpad T60. Both work well and I'm hoping
> that Clem and the development team decide to use Debian as the base for the
> main Mint edition.
>
> Zed
>
> --
> Zed
> Without software to do something useful with it, hardware's nothing more
> than a really complicated space heater. (Neil Stephenson)
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

To unsubscribe from this list, please email LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
LINUX_Newbies-digest@yahoogroups.com
LINUX_Newbies-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/