Good morning, Fediverse. I'm trying #LinuxMint out for the first time in about 15 years, and... why didn't anyone tell me #Cinnamon got this pretty?
I've recommended it as an onboarding point for people transitioning from Windows for ages, and I stand by that. It's stable, the Cinnamon defaults have a very Windows-7 feel, and it puts everything at your fingertips without being overwhelming the way #KDE_Plasma can be. (Also, I prefer the look and feel of GTK to QT, and feel like it does a better job of integrating the other, but YMMV.)
I wish they'd cut the Canonical chord (I do not trust them, although I outside of Snap not being fully open source, I couldn't tell you why), but otherwise I have no complaints so far. Performance is excellent, startup is quick, and the software manager is fantastic, although I would still prefer #Bazaar.
Early days yet, though. I'll give it a good run and get back to you.