[kwlug-disc] Linux Mint site hacked

[Jason Locklin]

On 22/02/16 02:10 PM, Chris Irwin wrote:
> In an interesting discussion on LWN, it appears that Mint doesn't
> install kernel updates, and doesn't publish CVE information, amongst
> various other packaging issues.
> 
>     https://lwn.net/Articles/676664/
> 
> Perhaps those using Mint would be wise to look for alternatives.

Yeah, I had a Netbook running Mint because of a picky wireless card.
After reading that yesterday, I've been in the process of finding
something else that works nicely on it.