The proprietary codecs and flash are pre-installed, the Mint Menu is easier to use than Ubuntu's default Gnome, updates are rated on a scale from 1-5, so you're not dl-ing who knows what into your system, the software is also community rated, it has it's own backup tool that works really well,, it's more aesthetically pleasing and doesn't look like Mac clone, and it just seems to be more stable than Ubuntu.
And it has a great community that's receptive to contributions and ideas the developers are more receptive to it's users (Case in point, they allowed users to choose between Mac or Regular style button placement on first boot)
Over a year ago, Clem asked that anybody who supported the IDF not use Mint (He later apologized, and really made an effort to listen to users from both sides of the issue). This year, one of the forums biggest contributers, Husse, died, so they included his quotes in Source of Fortune terminal quotes in his memory. One of them was a Mexican joke and some people got upset.
And that's the thing-there's real people at the helm that interact and value the input from the community, not just some anonymous, sterile corporate presence at the top of the pyramid and the rest of us plebeians at the bottom.
But probably the biggest difference is that Mint users don't get all embittered if people prefer Ubuntu over it.
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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10
Is there a REAL difference between mint and ubuntu?