https://betanews.com/2025/04/09/linux-mint-debian-edition-7-oem-support-ubuntu-replacement/
You see, the developers are adding OEM support to Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE 7)…That might not sound like a big deal on the surface, but let’s cut through the bull crap — this could be a sign of something much bigger…
Some Linux users have grown increasingly uncomfortable with Canonical’s direction — from its reliance on Snap packages to decisions around telemetry and packaging. LMDE, which is based on pure Debian, avoids all of that. It offers the Mint experience without any Ubuntu baggage. So could OEM support in LMDE be a quiet signal that the Mint team is rethinking its future?..
* Speculations ?
