Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Oct 2007 19:23 UTC, submitted by abhaysahai
A review of Linux Mint Celena. "I think Celena is a breath of fresh air. It is the best GNOME distribution I have ever used. The artwork is simply amazing, I think PCLinuxOS must take a hint or two from Celena. Strong emphasis is given to integrating the theme with applications. I can see the hard work Mint developers have put behind custom applications like Mint Menu, MintUpload, MintAssitant and Mint Control Center. They have done a commendable job and made our lives easy. They have not followed the trend and have included KDE applications, wherever they felt the need."
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RE: My impressions of the Mint releases.
by hobgoblin on Wed 3rd Oct 2007 22:52
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RE[2]: My impressions of the Mint releases.
by Lennie on Fri 5th Oct 2007 09:12
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I do not see what the Mint releases add and I even downloaded the Cassandra release. It is now really easy to integrate codecs and proprietary drivers into Ubuntu proper for those that need to drink that kind of poison.
I am appalled that this guy considers the lack of security updates a feature. If you like Gnome, just use Ubuntu.
If you are a KDE guy, use Suse, Mandriva or Kubuntu or some other distribution that doesn't have this unhealthy attitude towards security.
I also like and appreciate the effort that Ubuntu makes to work with upstream as well as to fix the bugs that I have reported. My use of open source software is contingent on getting the feeling that I am on the same brainwave as the developers as far as security and bug fixing and my experience in these regards with Ubuntu itself has been outstanding.
That is not to say that Ubuntu doesn't have other issues, but I can tell that those guys are working really hard and using a tested and consistent methodology, rather than simply changing gdm, the menu and the artwork.
Please accept this as constructive criticism as I have nothing against forks. I just don't see much value in this one.