I don't like some of the Mint's practices, like holding back security updates if you chose stability settings (they seem to have fixed it in the latest release)

I don't like some of the Mint's practices, like holding back security updates if you chose stability settings (they seem to have fixed it in the latest release). But since it's the only flagship - top notch Cinnamon distro and it is so newbie friendly I keep recommending it.