Linux Mint Newsletter Issue 12

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Sponsors

Linux Mint got sponsored by:

A new page was published on the website to list Linux Mint Sponsors and to allow 3rd parties to sponsor our distribution:

http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.html

Donations

People who are interesting in donating to Linux Mint can now do so in US dollars or in Euros. A page was also published on the website to list the top50 people who donated to our distribution:

http://www.linuxmint.com/donations.html

Tux500

You probably heard about the Tux500 project: http://www.tux500.com

Some people accused it of being a scam: http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=tux500_news_history&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

We thought it was important you'd make your own mind on this so we recommend you read these:

As for us, we talked with the organizers of Tux500 and we decided to put their banner on http://www.linuxmint.com. This looks like a genuine effort to promote GNU/Linux to the World, it doesn't cost us much and we're happy to help.

Statistics

Lintelligence, one of our main mirrors, provided us with a new statistical tool and we are now able to count the exact number of downloads on their server. Figures are available since the 25th of April and on a daily basis:

http://www.linuxmint.com/dl_stats.php

Cassandra

  • Development has begun on Cassandra. It is based on Bianca (Main Edition) and it uses Feisty's repositories. Three BETA have already been built. The development team is confident but the size of the ISO is still worrying them (896MB).
  • MintMenu will remain the default Gnome menu.
  • MintConfig might be replaced or complemented by the Gnome Control Center.
  • MintDisk might be complemented by NTFS-Config which supports external drives.
  • Mint3D was abandonned. 3D Effects will be provided by Compiz or Beryl on top of AIGLX (as done in Feisty).
  • It is still unclear whether Cassandra will include a text-based installer and a mintArt theme.

In the Press

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