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Linux Mint goes to 11Linux Mint goes to 11Posted May 26, 2011 20:34 UTC (Thu) by job (guest, #670)Parent article: Linux Mint goes to 11
No mailing list? Do they expect contributors to wade through their web forums? And when I visit their wen page to download the mentioned release, I am greeted by a very dubious blinking advert to "Fix my drivers". Seriously. I don't think so.
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Linux Mint goes to 11 Posted Jun 6, 2011 16:44 UTC (Mon) by Cato (subscriber, #7643) [Link]
I don't see anything wrong with a free software site using adverts to generate a small amount of funding - NoScript does the same. People who feel strongly about ads usually have Adblock Plus installed anyway.
Linux Mint goes to 11 Posted Jun 21, 2011 10:44 UTC (Tue) by job (guest, #670) [Link]
Neither do I, or I wouldn't be reading LWN. This was however just unprofessional and if I wasn't clear enough in the previous comment I think that particular ad sounds like spyware.
Linux Mint goes to 11 Posted Jun 11, 2011 1:43 UTC (Sat) by kmb42vt (guest, #75628) [Link]
To be honest about it Linux Mint development relies solely on donations, whatever income is generated by Mint's customized search page in Firefox and the ads on their site and forums--that's it. And although I tend to despise most of ads placed on websites these days I can't really fault Mint for having to use them considering the high quality of their releases. As far as mailing lists are concerned, the current number of (one paid and only 3 or 4 dedicated volunteers) developers really doesn't warrant it--yet. I wouldn't be surprised to see a mailing list popping up in the relatively near future though.
My first comment on LWN, btw. Hello all!
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