Linux Mint 8, named Helena, is out right now!  I would normally be downloading it as I write this, but as Linux Mint is my particular favourite distro, I will wait to see if there are any major bug fixes before getting it. The reason being that I will be downloading it to my hard drive *grins*

So, give me about 4 days or so and I will be posting a review on NewLinuxUser.net of the latest and hopefully greatest, Mint 8.  Congratulations to Clem and Co. for rolling this out.  Can't wait!

I came across an article today by way of Linux Today.  Entitled, " Some People Don't Know When to Leave Well Enough Alone," the author Caitlyn Martin laments the fact that she has been seemingly harassed for the last two years after writing a distro review on Puppy Linux.  Apparently, Martin was unable to run Puppy on various machines and concluded that Puppy was not a distro that she would recommend at all, sparking an all out flame war between herself and some members of the Puppy Linux community.

Probably not unnaturally, Martin decided to have nothing further to do with Puppy Linux in the future.

I am bothered by the conduct of those individuals who would attack someone over an operating system.  I make no secret of my undying love for Linux Mint but if someone criticises Mint, it's not the end of the world, nor is it anything to get all worked up about.  Every Linux distro is different because we all have different computing needs.  What works for some will not work for others.  Furthermore, any distro that will not run "out of the box" isn't going to get a good review and should therefore work toward being better.  Reviews are a tool to help developers improve distros, not to spark flame wars and threats.  That kind of behaviour makes me decidedly uncomfortable and somehow reminds me of Windoze, although I've certainly never seen such devotion attached to any Microsoft product...... 

 

The New Linux User Companion has once again been redesigned!  The site now features my artwork as part of the design, with a couple of new features, including a Linux Art gallery and news feeds for all the latest Linux news.  Come and see the new additions to the site.