Linux Mint: it's an Ubuntu derivative, and I suspect that Ubuntu/Canonical will one day either be hostile or at least actively unhelpful to derivatives.
Everything there is an ubuntu derivative, except in the middle there's a debian rolling release edition.
I suppose the mainstream ubuntu derivative will be great for stereotypical "mom's", as long as Ubuntu's eye doesn't turn in that direction.
For more hacker types that want some creature comforts, are the debian versions a good choice? I would expect/hope that some of the multimedia "just works" benefits would be in there. http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=14
Or would I be better off on debian/LXDE, and manage the few packages that I most care about on my own?
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Linux Mint: it's an Ubuntu derivative, and I suspect that Ubuntu/Canonical will one day either be hostile or at least actively unhelpful to derivatives.
Downloads: http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php
Everything there is an ubuntu derivative, except in the middle there's a debian rolling release edition.
I suppose the mainstream ubuntu derivative will be great for stereotypical "mom's", as long as Ubuntu's eye doesn't turn in that direction.
For more hacker types that want some creature comforts, are the debian versions a good choice? I would expect/hope that some of the multimedia "just works" benefits would be in there. http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=14
Or would I be better off on debian/LXDE, and manage the few packages that I most care about on my own?