Claim: Linux distributes Linux Mint which is free.

Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Debian and Ubuntu that strives to be a `` modern , elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use . '' Linux Mint provides full out-of-the-box multimedia support by including some proprietary software and comes bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications ; however , with the release of v18 `` Sarah '' some previously included proprietary software such as multimedia codecs was no longer included by default . Its motto is `` from freedom came elegance . ''   The project was conceived by Clément Lefèbvre and is being actively developed by the Linux Mint Team and community .