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Old 12-01-2016, 12:19 PM   #1
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2016 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Categories


It's almost time for the 2016 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards. Here is the list of proposed categories for this year. We mixed things up more than normal last year, but keep in mind that while we understand that some categories end up containing projects that might not be directly comparable, it's simply not feasible to have enough categories to be all encompassing. If you have suggestions on additions, subtractions or modifications, let us know. I'll be finalizing the list and posting the polls based on feedback from this thread.

For reference, this was the list from last year:

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Desktop Distribution of the Year
Server Distribution of the Year
Mobile Distribution of the Year
Database of the Year
NoSQL Database of the Year
Office Suite of the Year
Browser of the Year
Desktop Environment of the Year
Window Manager of the Year
Virtualization/Container Product of the Year
Audio Media Player Application of the Year
Video Media Player Application of the Year
Network Security Application of the Year
Host Security Application of the Year
Network Monitoring Application of the Year
IDE of the Year
Text Editor of the Year
File Manager of the Year
Open Source Game of the Year
Programming Language of the Year
Backup Application of the Year
Configuration Management Tool of the Year
Open Source Web Framework of the Year
X Terminal Emulator of the Year
Privacy Solution of the Year
Open Source Cloud Solution of the Year
NEW IN 2015
Audio Authoring Application of the Year
Video Authoring Application of the Year
Shell of the Year
Email Client of the Year
IRC Client of the Year
Package Manager of the Year
Linux Filesystem of the Year
Open Source Single Board Computer of the Year
Linux Desktop/Laptop Vendor of the Year
Proposed for Removal
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NoSQL Database of the Year (Lack of participation)
Virtualization/Container Product of the Year (Split)
Shell of the Year (Lopsided)
Email Client of the Year (Rotating category)
Audio Authoring Application of the Year (Replaced)
Linux Desktop/Laptop Vendor of the Year (Replaced)
Proposed for Addition
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Virtualization Application of the Year
Container Application of the Year
Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year
Linux Magazine of the Year
Instant Messaging Client of the Year
Digital Audio Workstation of the Year
Raster Graphics Editor of the Year
Linux Server Vendor of the Year
Are there any additional categories you'd like to see this year? I'm also curious to hear opinions on the future of Package Manager of the Year (should AppImage and Flatpak be included), Open Source Web Framework of the Year (remove?), and Linux Filesystem of the Year (remove?), although feedback on all categories is welcome.

--jeremy
 
Old 12-01-2016, 05:55 PM   #2
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"AppImage and Flatpak" sound cool, in different directions... c'est la vie.
 
Old 12-01-2016, 07:13 PM   #3
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Hi Jeremy...

I'd like to see "email client of the year" retained, please, unless that would break the rotation cycle.

Regards...

Last edited by ardvark71; 12-01-2016 at 07:16 PM. Reason: Changed wording.
 
Old 12-01-2016, 09:33 PM   #4
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I'd like to see "email client of the year" retained, please, unless that would break the rotation cycle.
It was added last year with the understanding that it would be rotated out this year. Additionally, it was an extremely lopsided category.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ar-4175562735/

--jeremy
 
Old 12-02-2016, 05:06 AM   #5
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Would you please add the list of nominations for each category?
 
Old 12-02-2016, 07:35 AM   #6
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Patience; and\or, look at past years for now...
 
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Old 12-02-2016, 08:52 AM   #7
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Would you please add the list of nominations for each category?
We do this every year. They will be posted after the categories are finalized but well before the polls open.

--jeremy
 
Old 12-02-2016, 12:49 PM   #8
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It was added last year with the understanding that it would be rotated out this year. Additionally, it was an extremely lopsided category.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ar-4175562735/

--jeremy
Got it, thanks!

Regards...
 
Old 12-06-2016, 11:17 AM   #9
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I plan to finalize the list of categories in roughly 48 hours, so if you have any feedback please get it in ASAP. The current potential list of categories is:

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Desktop Distribution of the Year
Server Distribution of the Year
Mobile Distribution of the Year
Database of the Year
Office Suite of the Year
Browser of the Year
Desktop Environment of the Year
Window Manager of the Year
Audio Media Player Application of the Year
Video Media Player Application of the Year
Network Security Application of the Year
Host Security Application of the Year
Network Monitoring Application of the Year
IDE of the Year
Text Editor of the Year
File Manager of the Year
Open Source Game of the Year
Programming Language of the Year
Backup Application of the Year
Configuration Management Tool of the Year
Open Source Web Framework of the Year
X Terminal Emulator of the Year
Privacy Solution of the Year
Open Source Cloud Solution of the Year
Video Authoring Application of the Year
IRC Client of the Year
Package Manager of the Year
Linux Filesystem of the Year
Open Source Single Board Computer of the Year
Virtualization Application of the Year
Container Application of the Year
Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year
Linux Magazine of the Year
Instant Messaging Client of the Year
Digital Audio Workstation of the Year
Raster Graphics Editor of the Year
Linux Server Vendor of the Year
--jeremy
 
Old 12-06-2016, 12:01 PM   #10
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I think that by now there is an argument to be made about the best "Linux based Security or Pentesting Distro",.. enough to warrant a category all its own.

Perhaps a category to find out the best code hosting? Github, bitbucket etc...?

Best online linux server provider? Digitalocean, rackspace, amazon etc...?

Last edited by szboardstretcher; 12-06-2016 at 09:17 PM.
 
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Old 12-06-2016, 04:24 PM   #11
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Few more I thought of:

Best log management? Rsyslog, syslogng, redis, elasticsearch, kibana, graylog (I'd make this a multiple choice since ELK, GLERK, LERK stacks exist and its hard to split them up.)

Graphing/metrics? grafana, graphite, rrdtool, etc..

Preferred note taking? vim, text, atom, wiki, zim, etc.. (Truly interested in seeing how people take notes these days.)
 
Old 12-06-2016, 06:34 PM   #12
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I'd actually like to nominate Open Source Web Framework of the Year for removal. It's too diverse for one category, too closely related to "programming language of the year", etc.

Last edited by dugan; 12-06-2016 at 06:37 PM.
 
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Old 12-06-2016, 07:12 PM   #13
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Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year
Linux Magazine of the Year
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How about eg Website of the Year, like LQ(*****)?
 
Old 12-06-2016, 09:20 PM   #14
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Most linux friendly external

Webcam

Printer. Scanner

bluetooth speaker

bluetooth headphones

wireless usb or pcmcia

Android phone file sharing

I know I am not suggesting linux applications and such. Just throwing out ideas.
Disregard if I am off topic. Or out of line. But we and other forums get a lot of the above questions on a daily basis.

Edit: you'll never guess where I got this idea from

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Open Source Single Board Computer of the Year

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Old 12-06-2016, 09:38 PM   #15
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A showdown between {AppImage,FlatPak,Snappy} is a great idea.
 
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