Linux Mint downloads (briefly) compromised [LWN.net]

Linux Mint downloads (briefly) compromised

Posted Feb 23, 2016 2:40 UTC (Tue) by Beolach (guest, #77384)
In reply to: Linux Mint downloads (briefly) compromised by drag
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I agree that creating a boutique distribution in order to circumvent disputes with the Gnome devs over the direction of their software is a waste of resources (ie: time/money/etc), but this isn't a completely irrational decision.

Linux Mint pre-dates the GNOME 3 kerfuffle by a significant margin. Their original goal, that led to their early popularity growth, was out-of-the-box ease-of-use above all else, including legality. See glaubitz comments in this thread for more detail.