[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“Linux Mint is really well stocked, but half their inventory
comes straight from Ubuntu. Which is a good thing. And which is the
main reason Mint is better. The value added from Mint’s
contributions is evident in the money they make. I’m not really
sure how their revenue compares to other distros, but for a small
independent team, they seem to do okay. (They publish their
donation and subscription receipts each month. Something other
distros don’t do either.) And that my friend is something
especially hard to do in Linux. Most developers make little or
nothing (unless they’re on one of the big guys’ payrolls – which is
good work if you can get it). I get the impression Mint users are
quite happy.”