Linux Mint 7 review
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 5th of August 2009 02:11:53 PM
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Time for another Linux distro review! It should come as no surprise that this review is on Linux Mint 7, codenamed Gloria, at least not to anyone who knows me. I have been quite a fan of Linux Mint, with its ease of use and reputation for being “Ubuntu done right.”
The first thing I noticed upon starting up the Live CD I made (with no problems whatsoever) was that it took a little longer to load than previous versions but not long enough to make me want to scream (i.e. Fedora). It loaded into a nice, new desktop theme, called Shiki-Mint which is one of the things users anticipate from release to release. (There is always at least one new theme each release) Another anticipation of Mint releases is the backgrounds, which are always beautiful and classy to look at, unique and elegant. This time it was a green background with a very nice new logo pic and ‘raindrops’ on the screen. It’s simple but a neat effect. There are also a few new backgrounds..the close up of the fly is kinda icky lol. There are two “flowery” ones that, despite the fact that I am not the flowery type, I thought they were beautifully done and very nice to look at..I have the dark one as my background even. This version of Mint also incorporates the Gnome-colors icon theme.
Okay, enough aesthetics. The first item I check on Mint is the MintMenu. Very nicely done!
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I won't use Mint after Clem
I won't use Mint after Clem posted his rant against the Jewish people.
re: clem
yeah, I was pretty offended for a while too (as much as a gentile can be), but he basically ended up retracting it and deleting his post. He had gone off 1/2 cocked and uninformed, but he almost apologized later.
re: Clem
Software is software, who cares what the writer thinks or believes in.
If you agree, wahoo, you're comrade in arms, and you're using software that works for you.
If you disagree, wahoo still, you're sticking it to the man using his stuff while laughing at his ideology, and you're still using software that works for you.
The world is full of problems because way too many people are willing to put a chip on their shoulder for almost any reason (real or imagined).