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Are Linux Mint Community Editions still a thing?

Post by Switch »

What is a Community Edition? Described in Clem's blog post back in 2008:

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=141

I'm not sure whether Linux Mint Community Editions are still a thing now. If they are, it's not clear where to download both Linux Mint and LMDE Community Editions.
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Re: Are Linux Mint Community Editions still a thing?

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No, as far as I know there have been no Community Editions for years.
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Re: Are Linux Mint Community Editions still a thing?

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There are no Linux Mint Community Editions currently. I've removed several posts above from members that misunderstood what that refers to.

As explained on the blog post you linked to the Linux Mint Community Editions were tested and released in exactly the same manner as the main Linux Mint ISOs but were maintained by somebody outside the team (or on the team but in their own time). These ISOs could use the Linux Mint name and branding, and were hosted on Linux Mint's servers, as they passed Linux Mint's QA process and thus were guaranteed to meet the quality users have come to associate with the Linux Mint name. ISOs not passed through Linux Mint's QA process should not use the Linux Mint name or branding.

I'm aware there are several customized ISOs available on the German forum. It's fine if they do localized ISOs and such there to meet the needs of their users so long as these ISOs are gratis (as they currently are) but that doesn't make it a "Linux Mint Community Edition" as in above meaning of that term. It's fine to discuss such ISOs there but kindly don't link them here for above reasons.
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