{"id":2137,"date":"2012-09-07T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2013-07-21T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T14:27:33","slug":"monthly-stats-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=2137","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Stats &#8211; August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sponsorships:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Platinum Sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netrunner-os.com\/about\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"Blue Systems - Netrunner\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.com\/pictures\/sponsors\/bluesystems.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Systems - Netrunner\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Gold Sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opera.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"Opera\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/pictures\/sponsors\/opera.png\" alt=\"Opera\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eukhost.com\/dedicated-server-hosting.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"Dedicated Hosting Server *\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/pictures\/sponsors\/eukhost.jpg\" alt=\"Dedicated Hosting Server *\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Silver Sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.r1soft.com\/tools\/linux-hot-copy\/?ls=LNXMNT&amp;campaign_ID=70140000000QOL2&amp;utm_source=linuxmint.com&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=LNXMNT_FTHotCopy\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"R1Soft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/sponsor\/r1soft_linux_hotcopy.gif\" alt=\"R1Soft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miltonsecurity.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"Milton Security Group\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.com\/pictures\/sponsors\/milton.png\" alt=\"Milton Security Group\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Bronze Sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkpenguin.com\/linux-mint.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"ThinkPenguin.com\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.com\/img\/sponsor\/logos\/431.jpg\" alt=\"ThinkPenguin.com\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaultnetworks.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"Vault Networks *\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/sponsor\/vault_networks_lm.png\" alt=\"Vault Networks *\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayksolutions.com\/?utm_source=linuxmint.com&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_content=235x55banner&amp;utm_campaign=linuxmint235x55bannerROS\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"AYKsolutions Server &amp; Cloud Hosting\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.com\/img\/sponsor\/logos\/269.gif\" alt=\"AYKsolutions Server &amp; Cloud Hosting\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.7l.com\/business-hosting-solutions\/Toronto-Colocation-Hosting-Provider.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" title=\"7L Networks Toronto Colocation *\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/sponsor\/sevenl.gif\" alt=\"7L Networks Toronto Colocation *\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Community Sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kinescope Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Alyx Biologicals B.V.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.couponhubs.com\">Coupon Hubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mutiny32.com\">Kyle Jones aka Mutiny32<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/couponcodeswap.com\/\">CouponCodeSwap.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/windows-vps-hosting.shtml\">Windows VPS Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kamal G<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontalcortex.com\">Mark Cohen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galaxygate.ch\">Caturix<\/a><\/li>\n<li>D M Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>David Reisner<\/li>\n<li>David S.<\/li>\n<li>Helmut Kleinhans<\/li>\n<li>Kristian S.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/veille-pharmaceutique.com\/levitra\/\">levitra<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sascha Reinsch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To become a sponsor or see the full list of Linux Mint sponsors, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/sponsors.php\">http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/sponsors.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$4698 were raised thanks to the generous contributions of 222 donors: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/donors.php\">http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/donors.php<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $250, Anjum S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $200, Michael B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $128<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $119.74, Laurens van Hoorn<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/26.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $119.74, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shel.at\">Hubert Leber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, aka &#8220;manankanchu&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Adrian J.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Forrest D.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Andrew F.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Lloyd P.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Leonard R.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $100, Alexander S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $59.87, Jose L. G. G.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $59.87, Gilles D.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $59.87, Marco H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $59.87, Jean-Michel L.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $59.87, Calltrix L.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (7th donation), Ralph Siegler aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsiegler.org\">ziggy<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (6th donation), Peter S. aka &#8220;Pierre&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (6th donation), Richard H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (5th donation), Alex V. aka &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/karashata\">Karashata<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/45.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (4th donation), Carlos H. G.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (4th donation), Jan C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (3rd donation), Sri Gadis Ranti Junus aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ranti\">ranti<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50 (2nd donation), Gary M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Edwin B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/51.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erdaltaskesen.com\/\">Erdal TASKESEN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Clovis F.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Anthony C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Edward F.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Rodney I.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Mark B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $50, Roman B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $47.9, Marco S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $40 (35th donation), Slavoljub aka &#8220;slw&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $40, Rohan W.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $40, Mark E.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/46.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $35.92 (30th donation), Olli K.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/46.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $35.92, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmiton.com\/\">Harmiton aurinkolampo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $35, Jonathan C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94 (2nd donation), Lars H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/34.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94, Frank B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94, Dick H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94, Johannes W.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94, Peter de Vries<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/97.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $29.94, Kenneth A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25 (14th donation), John M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25 (11th donation), Ronald W.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25 (2nd donation), John C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25 (2nd donation), Gary P.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/50.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Meta N.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/33.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Marcelo G. V.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Erick C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Jerry B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Ratish R.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, John U.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Marjorie W.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $25, Robert S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $23.95 (2nd donation), Josue M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/40.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $23.95, Victor C. aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/global.acquafortemedia.com\">Acquaforte Media<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/60.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $23.95, Simon Tutek<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/26.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $23.95, Gerhard K.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/46.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $23.95, Pekka P.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $21.55 (4th donation), Dominik K. aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foton.ch\">doke<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/55.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20 (18th donation), Tsuguo S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Brenda S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Richard M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Brian T.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Helio C.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Cameron<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Vincent B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Christopher A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Meide A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, John B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Widar H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Peter D.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Chris M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Kurt K.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $20, Ronnie G.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $17.96, Jean P. O.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/18.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $16.76 (4th donation), D. Manoj Prabhu aka &#8220;Munna&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $15 (3rd donation), Marcelo Parrela aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/semeandonovale.blogspot.com\">Marcelo Parrela<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $15 (2nd donation), Kevin S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $15, Suneel K.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $15, George H.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $15, Dayo A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $12, C R. S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97 (16th donation), Marco R.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97 (10th donation), Orlando M. M.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/34.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97 (2nd donation), Werner G.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97 (2nd donation), Lucien G.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97 (2nd donation), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matchlearner.com\">Match Learner &#8211; Math for kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Petri K.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivisite.com\/\">Web agency Nantes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Mathieu P. aka &#8220;Pyros65&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Joachim J.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/46.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Mikko L.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Bernard A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $11.97, Roberto S.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (18th donation), John A.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (18th donation), Tony C. aka &#8220;S. LaRocca&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (6th donation), CW P.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/54.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (4th donation), Belak Adam<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (3rd donation), Thomas E.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/33.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (2nd donation), <a href=\"http:\/\/bencenoelsepulturero.wordpress.com\">Benceno el Sepulturero<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (2nd donation), Andrew B.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/33.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (2nd donation), <a href=\"http:\/\/cohorte5.blogspot.com.ar\/\">Antonio Alcides Salinas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> $10 (2nd donation), Hans A. 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Development is a lot of fun and it doesn&#8217;t take much to get started. If you&#8217;re tempted to join the team, don&#8217;t hesitate to follow our development on <a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/linuxmint\">http:\/\/github.com\/linuxmint<\/a> and come and chat with the developers at #linuxmint-dev (irc.spotchat.org).<\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s &#8220;developer of the month&#8221; is: <strong>esteban1uy<\/strong>, 13 years old!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by his age, he&#8217;s new in the development team but he did 3 really cool things this Summer. Have a look:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, he helped people on the forums troubleshoot a bug in Cinnamon 1.4 which made the desktop crash when using LibreOffice. The developers were running out of ideas, people didn&#8217;t know what to do so esteban1uy led the investigation, spent a lot of time talking to people, learnt about debugging C code and finally found the cause of the problem. A week later he had a patch ready, muffin was upgraded and people&#8217;s desktops didn&#8217;t crash anymore&#8230; that was on the <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.linuxmint.com\/viewtopic.php?f=90&amp;t=103054\">forums<\/a> and it made people very happy \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>Then, he made Cinnamon2D happen. The development team had given up on using llvmpipe. He led the R&amp;D on software-rendering, clutter configuration, and came up with the idea of removing shadows&#8230; It&#8217;s a bit technical to describe in simple terms, but although he didn&#8217;t implement Cinnamon2D, it wouldn&#8217;t be in Cinnamon 1.6 if it wasn&#8217;t for him (note that Cinnamon2D is there for troubleshooting, there&#8217;s still a lot of work to be done before it enables anyone to have a decent Cinnamon desktop using software-rendering).<\/li>\n<li>Right now, he&#8217;s working with dalcde on &#8220;bumpmaps&#8221;. The gaming industry calls this &#8220;tessellation&#8221;. The idea is to give artists the ability to define transparent textures which look a bit like sculpted glass. For instance, a honeycomb bumpmap would make your menu look like that:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/2137\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/2137\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bumpmaps will come in Cinnamon 1.8. If you see esteban1uy, don&#8217;t buy him a beer, that would be inappropriate, but don&#8217;t hesitate to give him a pat on the back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News and summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxformat.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxformat.com\/files\/lxf_covers\/162-big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In its October 2012 issue, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxformat.com\/\">Linux Format<\/a> ranked Linux Mint as the &#8220;Best Distro 2012&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Very few announcements were made during the summer but a lot of work was done in preparation for Linux Mint 14. MDM received important bug fixes, compatibility with all GDM themes and support for user lists and user &#8220;faces&#8221;. Nemo was announced as the new Cinnamon file browser and received a lot of usability improvements. Cinnamon itself is getting ready for a massive 1.6 release and a huge number of new features. MATE continues to impress with an even more polished 1.4 release. All of these technologies are significantly ahead of the versions used by Linux Mint 13 and the gap between now and the end of November, when Linux Mint 14 is out, means they can mature and receive bug fixes to ensure a stable and impressive release.<\/li>\n<li>There are now less LMDE mirrors than before but they sync the entire 600GB LMDE archive, including &#8220;latest&#8221; and &#8220;incoming&#8221;. This, along with a new feature in LMDE which tests the speed of each mirror and interactively asks the user which one to use when the list of mirrors is changed, should guarantee a better upgrade and better speeds than previously observed with UP4. Update Pack 5 itself is almost ready and received positive feedback from &#8220;incoming&#8221; testers.<\/li>\n<li>This release cycle was a breath of fresh air for the development team. The ability to rely on Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce and KDE and the limited scope for regressions coming from upstream allowed us to spend more time and focus in development. With UP5, Cinnamon, MATE, MDM and Nemo almost ready, we&#8217;re switching focus towards mintInstall and Jockey (which is being replaced upstream and which features we&#8217;d also like to see working in LMDE).<\/li>\n<li>Finally, we received a lot of donations despite the summer holidays. Many thanks to all our sponsors, partners and donors!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsorships: Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by: &nbsp; Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors: &nbsp; Community Sponsors: Kinescope Inc. Alyx Biologicals B.V. 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