Mint 18.3 released

[#1]

Mint 18.3 has been released along with the normal update path

[#2]

I'm still waiting for LMDE 3 (Linux Mint Debian Edition).

Probably 3+ months.

[#3]

Clem has said that LMDE will be updated next year.
"A lot of people asked about LMDE 3 and we now have some information about it.
First, it will be, as predicted, based on Debian Stretch and the codename for LMDE 3 will be “Cindy”.
We’re planning to release LMDE 3 in the first quarter of 2018 and it will ship as a single edition with Cinnamon 3.8."

[#4]

OK - I'll wait.