Linux Mint is it really any different

Linux Mint is it really any different, or is it just Ubuntu with flashy face paint?

Hi, yeah it used to be tru in the beginning that linux mint was ubuntu with a new theme, but now thats no longer true, apart from codecs there is a lot of difference.

They have their own update system, some of their own repos, they have their own back up systems, which r really cool and they continuously back port stuff so linux mint 5 will have newer software 2 years later than hardy does.

Something really important about them is that they do fix software bugs, those r the ones ubuntu misses, I have read some of their devs hang out in the launch pad to find out major bugs and fix those. Plus u can uninstall an app just by right clicking on it, they r improving gnome.