On 31 October 2013 14:17, mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
Which, as you note, says: "Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is a semi-rolling distribution based on Debian Testing."
That is not my understanding of a rolling release distro. Mint rolls several pacakges into a new release bundle before shoving them out.
Having just read their FAQ I agree, that's not quite "rolling", but is actually better as it (in theory anyway) addresses your concerns with a rolling distro without really having any downside from the end user's point of view.
I say "in theory" because they're very clear it's not yet ready for "prime time", but it would be great if they can do it. It would be nice to see the non-LTS versions of Ubuntu go this route.
No-one in my immediate family uses anything other than Linux.
No-one in my immediate family uses anything other than XP, with the exception of the wife who has little choice :-)
Maybe soon I'll be able to report the same as you.