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

We are a bit off topic, so I won't belabor it. LMDE is stable. I have run it
only in a VM. It is worth looking at, but I would not place too much stock
in it for regular use. There are several user friendly Debian based distros
that I would use first such as SimplyMEPIS or aptosid which both have a
proven record and have good community support. LMDE is a side project and
until mint commits to it then I would see it just as that, something to try
on the side.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 7 February 2011 14:11, m <m_alexander61@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
> >
> > According to Clem Lefebvre in a recent interview on Mintcast, LMDE is
> still
> > experimental and there are no long range plans for it. So at this time it
> is
> > just a side project and you cannot assume that it has a future. He also
> said
> > that it was almost on par with the Ubuntu version in terms of features.
> It
> > is a rolling distribution based on Debian testing, whereas Ubuntu is
> based
> > on Sid. They will never be equal. Sid is a year or two more advanced.
> Mint
> > (not LMDE) is based on Ubuntu and uses its repositories and therefore we
> can
> > assume that Mint has a more recent kernel and more recent applications at
> > any given point of time, remembering that we are comparing apples with
> > oranges (fixed versus rolling release).
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> > Location: Canada
> >
> Yeah, good points there, Roy, but have you given it a taste yet? I won't
> touch anything that isn't at least stable...maybe LMDE is by now? Anyway, I
> have no probs whatsoever w/ Mint, and the Ubu repo's are excellent, of
> course, but I was just curious.
> Have a good one,
> Mark
> P.S. (and totally off-topic) When you mentioned famous Canadian
> musicians/bands recently you left out three that were highly significant-
> Guess Who, BTO and Rush. Guess Who were pretty decent (personal taste), BTO
> was one of my first favorite bands (I discovered Rock in the mid-70's) and,
> though I don't care for Rush at all, I respect the talent. A co-worker,
> around '93, talked me into watching a bootleg video of a concert and, though
> I didn't change my mind about them, I was blown away by a drum solo! Neil
> Pert, right? Incredible!
>
>
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