[LAU] Linux mint for audio?

[Hermann Meyer]

Am 17.02.19 um 09:15 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> On Sun, 2019-02-17 at 08:33 +0100, Hermann Meyer wrote:
>> Am 17.02.19 um 08:29 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
>>> IMO it's foolish to use Mint. What is the reason to prefer an Ubuntu
>>> derivative over an official Ubuntu flavour?
>> Following your stance one could say the same about Ubuntu, as Ubuntu is
>> a debian derivative.
> That is something completely different, since
>
> 1. Ubuntu has a huge users base and provides quite good support, e.g. by
> mailing lists. Mint doesn't.
>
> 2. Take a look at the Debian tracker, for example
>
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ardour
>
> on the right side the Ubuntu link is available, Debian and Ubuntu do
> cooperate. There is no direct cooperation with Mint.
>
> 3. Ubuntu takes over responsibility, for example
>
> https://usn.ubuntu.com/


True is that a couple of debian maintainers been as well the maintainers
of the Ubuntu packages, but that didn't change that Ubuntu is a debian
derivative.

Your stance above about derivative or not is completely unrelated
(foolish) to what you would prove as a better alternative. It's just
polemic.

The rest you wrote prove your point a way better.




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