mintCast 184 – Point Linux
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- Linux Mint 16 release candidate available for download– Clement Lefebvre has announced that the release candidate for Linux Mint 16 is out and ready for testing: “The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 ‘Petra’ RC. Linux Mint 16 is the result of six months of incremental development on top of stable and reliable technologies. This new release comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.”. (Cinnamon) (Mate)
- Debian finds itself caught up in the “init war”, technical panel to decide direction for next release – The leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, Lucas Nussbaum, has announced that the question of which init system will be the default in the next release, Jessie, will be decided by the project’s technical committee. (itwire.com)
- Google Books are ruled legal in a huge win for Fair Use – A long-running copyright lawsuit between the Authors’ Guild and Google over its book-scanning project is over, and Google has won on the grounds that its scanning is “fair use”. (arstechnica.com)
- Sourceforge responds to the GIMPs departure – A week after the developers of popular graphics-wrangling app the GIMP bailed from SourceForge rather than endure the many odd ads it encourages, the site has responded with a scheme that makes its users the arbiters of acceptable ads. (theregister.co.uk)
- Sailfish OS Smartphones to hit the market later this month – Finnish startup Jolla has revealed when the first batch of its Sailfish OS based smartphones will be available to customers, along with new information about what software will be on offer when the devices ship. (theregister.co.uk)
Main Topic: A look at Point Linux
- Point Linux (Point Linux) is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to combine the power of Debian GNU/Linux with the productivity of MATE, the Gnome 2 desktop environment fork. Point Linux provides an easy to set up and use distribution for users, looking for a fast, stable and predictable desktop.
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Regarding Mate (Gnome2) desktop used by Point Linux, I would suggest you take a look at
Stella Linux. Stella is Centos based (not a fork) and uses the Gnome2 desktop. Since Stella is based on Centos it is super stable and just works out of the box. Don’t let the fact that Stella is a one man project keep you from reveiwing this outstanding distro.Link is http://li.nux.ro/stella/
Best,
I was listening to this one today and I really enjoyed the conversation about Debian. While I don’t understand the intricacies of “init systems” i do agree that Debian should play the conservative role and allow the more daring distros to test the waters first. This is important since there are so many distros that are based on either Debian itself or a derivative of it.