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Title: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: BTC Books on May 18, 2013, 08:24:44 AM I've been bugging them for almost two years now - and they've finally done it.
And they've done it right, too; with a bitcoin address on their donations pages, right under the usual fiat/CC/PayPal stuff: http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php I know a lot of us use Mint, and they're (at the moment) the most successful linux distro out there - they surpassed Ubuntu some time ago (check DisttroWatch). Let's show them some love... Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: No_2 on May 18, 2013, 08:34:25 AM Good news.
Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: oakpacific on May 18, 2013, 08:36:51 AM I've been bugging them for almost two years now - and they've finally done it. And they've done it right, too; with a bitcoin address on their donations pages, right under the usual fiat/CC/PayPal stuff: http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php I know a lot of us use Mint, and they're (at the moment) the most successful linux distro out there - they surpassed Ubuntu some time ago (check DisttroWatch). Let's show them some love... Strongly considering switch.... Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: BTC Books on May 18, 2013, 08:43:44 AM I've been bugging them for almost two years now - and they've finally done it. And they've done it right, too; with a bitcoin address on their donations pages, right under the usual fiat/CC/PayPal stuff: http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php I know a lot of us use Mint, and they're (at the moment) the most successful linux distro out there - they surpassed Ubuntu some time ago (check DisttroWatch). Let's show them some love... Strongly considering switch.... You won't regret it if you do. I use the Debian Mint spin on my desktop, but I use the standard (Ubuntu-based) versions on my net/notebooks. They're all pretty good. Cinnamon's better than Mate... Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: BTC Books on May 18, 2013, 08:45:52 AM Hey!
Could somebody with a reddit account post this info there? Thanks. I've been meaning to get around to getting one... :D Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: oakpacific on May 18, 2013, 08:51:44 AM I've been bugging them for almost two years now - and they've finally done it. And they've done it right, too; with a bitcoin address on their donations pages, right under the usual fiat/CC/PayPal stuff: http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php I know a lot of us use Mint, and they're (at the moment) the most successful linux distro out there - they surpassed Ubuntu some time ago (check DisttroWatch). Let's show them some love... Strongly considering switch.... You won't regret it if you do. I use the Debian Mint spin on my desktop, but I use the standard (Ubuntu-based) versions on my net/notebooks. They're all pretty good. Cinnamon's better than Mate... Well, the problem is it will be a long chore to setup my desktop enivronment there, I use a very niche window manager and a lot of other uncommon softwares configured to suit my workflow... Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: shibaji on May 18, 2013, 08:54:51 AM Hey! Could somebody with a reddit account post this info there? Thanks. I've been meaning to get around to getting one... :D Done : http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1eki66/linux_mint_is_now_accepting_bitcoin_donation/ Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: BTC Books on May 18, 2013, 08:57:38 AM Hey! Could somebody with a reddit account post this info there? Thanks. I've been meaning to get around to getting one... :D Done : http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1eki66/linux_mint_is_now_accepting_bitcoin_donation/ Mercy bucket. Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: oakpacific on May 18, 2013, 08:59:46 AM You know what? Since it's so easy to use Bitcoin to donate, I just can't put down myself to give a bit here and there.......
Title: Re: Linux Mint accepting bitcoin! Post by: herzmeister on May 18, 2013, 09:42:46 AM i currently have it installed only on one old laptop of mine, but the donation is surely worth it.
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