In a move to properly align with companies who do not support SOPA, Protect-IP and other business practices, team Peppermint has made a collective decision to remove all of our domains away from GoDaddy and on to Hover.com

You can do more to effect change and join the forces to block SOPA and Protect-IP from being signed.  In the USA you can visit Sopa Opera and see who in the US government in your state are supporting these two initiatives and let them know that you oppose these moves.

Some may say that moving our domains from GoDaddy is too little too late or that this move is in vain. However, we are here to tell you that every Dollar counts and that no matter what the cause, voting with your wallet is a very powerful way of effecting change.  Here at Peppermint HQ we refuse to be led around blindly and will consciously spend our funds and energy with companies and services that put the interest of the people and the Earth first.  We urge you to do the same, examine where your money is spent, who you are spending it with and evaluate how to change those habits.

If anyone in our community sees more ways that we can be more effective in this cause, or any cause,  please let us know.

Cheers to all,

Kendall, Shane and Team Peppermint

Did you grab your copy of the Google special edition of Linux Pro Magazine with Peppermint riding on the front cover? Great!! Take a picture of yourself holding the magazine, send it in to Peppermint HQ and we’ll pick the best entry. Winner will receive a Peppermint gift pack of a T-shirt, Lanyard, Drink Koozie and a handful of Peppermint stickers to adorn your machine or car window!!

Da Rules:

1. Take as many pictures as you like with your copy of the Linux Pro Magazine’s Google Special Edition featuring Peppermint OS on the cover. No nudity or offensive material, please.
2. Send your picture[s] as an attachment into PR [at] PeppermintOS.com
3. Deadline for entries is December 31st, 2011 at Noon EDT USA
4. On January 1st 2012 the Peppermint team will pick the winner
5. The most creative entry will win a Peppermint fan pack of one T-shirt, Lanyard, Drink Koozie and a handful of Peppermint stickers!!
6. Important: Make certain that the email address you submit the picture entries is the one that you will answer if you are the winner. If you do not respond at that email address we will have to move on to the next entry.

Good luck and thanks for supporting Peppermint and Open Source software….

Team Peppermint

A big thanks to Linux Pro Magazine for including us on the front cover of their Google special edition this month. There is also a Peppermint Two installation CD included in each issue and for this the entire team is super excited and proud. Make sure to grab an issue from Linux Pro Magazine today !!

Order your issue here: http://goo.gl/VQe1m

Good morning Peppermint Nation from the gorgeous mountains of Western North Carolina. Do you know what time it is? It’s time for your team of developers at Peppermint to turn their attention toward getting prepared for the next iteration of our lightweight and powerful operating system: Peppermint Three. Things are buzzing over here and we want to make sure that you keep in the mix and the best way to hear and be heard is to keep up with Peppermint over our social network channels.

Twitter

Make sure you follow us on the official Peppermint Twitter feed and feel free to drop us a line any time @PeppermintOS

Facebook

We’ve got over 1,000 members of Peppermint Nation on the official Facebook page. Make sure to look us up and join in the conversation

Google+

That’s right, Google+ has opened up Pages for businesses and brands and Team Peppermint is there as well. Make sure to add +Peppermint to your Circle of choice and let us know what’s on your mind.

We want to thank the entire community for being so supportive over the past year and a half. We really take to heart every email, Facebook post, Twitter reply, and Google+ suggestion that we receive from around the world. We know how to use Google Translate here at Peppermint so don’t be afraid to send your suggestions in any language like others do every day here at the headquarters.

Be social and make sure to add Peppermint into the mix. We love hearing from you all

Kendall, Shane and Team Peppermint

Peppermint Nation,

Good morning to everyone from the Peppermint headquarters in the gorgeous mountains of Western North Carolina. Remember when we on board to release Peppermint Two several months ago and we put out the word that we were having the Peppermint Two Wallpaper Challenge? Well, to make a long story short we did get a submission that really grabbed us and fit the color scheme we were driving for. This winning submission was simply named ‘Peppermint Cold’ and its the default wallpaper you see every time you install Peppermint Two. However, shortly after we made the announcement and alerted the winning artist we could not locate them to claim the prize….. for months and months….. until today !!

Se7en is a 22 year old graphic artist, computer enthusiast, and  electronics geek. He is also a music composer, a big fan of Linux and the Open Source movement. Se7en is currently an independent contributor to various Open Source projects and is known by the nickname “Archangel” or “Se7en” around the Internet.

In other news: We were just informed yesterday that Linux Magazine and Linux Pro Magazine will be issuing a special edition soon titled “Google Tools” and that every copy, going to 100 countries world wide, will have a Peppermint Two installation CD riding on the front cover!!  A big thanks to Linux Magazine for recognizing our hard work and dedication. We can’t wait to see the special edition

Shane Remington – COO Peppermint