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2021 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards |
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by Paul Arnote (parnote)  The 2021 LinuxQuestions.org Member Choice Awards are in. Just in case you aren't familiar with this "contest," it's an annual "poll" for users of the LinuxQuestions.org forum. It gives users a chance to pick their favorite Linux programs, operating systems, hardware vendor, and much more. The poll starts in early January (typically January 2) and concludes on February 15. This year's poll consisted of 41 different categories. Respondents can selectively respond to the categories, and are not required to record a vote in every category. Here are the instructions from LinuxQuestions.org founder, Jeremy: * We do realize that some polls have nominees that are not directly comparable. There are over 40 polls. If we got down to the granularity some members would like to see, there would be 100's if not 1000's of polls. That would be a net decline in the usefulness of the awards IMHO. We try to strike the best balance we can, and do modify the polls and nominees every year, based on feedback. If you have any suggestions on how the polls can be improved, do let us know. * There are no set in stone guidelines for voting. Our recommendation is to base your vote on which application you found most valuable to you in 2021, along with which project you feel made the largest improvements in 2021. That being said, in the end the criteria is up to you. * Posting a comment is optional, but do be aware that for your vote to count you have to select an option and click the "Vote Now" button (regardless of whether you have left a comment or not). * You must have at least one post to be able to vote. * All polls will close on February 15th at 12PM LQST. * Results are not available until after the polls close.  The categories do change somewhat from year to year. For example, over the past few years, there was a Graphics Editor category. I did not see that category this year. But then, the GIMP has run away with first place in that category every year that I can remember. Some categories do have their perennial winners. Firefox nearly always wins the web browser category. Python usually wins the programming language category. Thunderbird is the perennial winner for the email client category. VLC usually cleans up in the multiple categories it is "entered" in. So, let's take a look at this year's winners. I have omitted two categories that received exceptionally few votes. The category is followed by how many votes were cast in that particular category, and then the first, second and third place finishers. In some categories, there were ties, so there may be more than three "winners" listed, due to the tie situation. Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year (45 votes)
Late Night Linux (12 votes ... 26.67%) Server Distribution of the Year (227 votes)
Debian Stable (70 votes ... 30.84%)  Email Client of the Year (183 votes)
Thunderbird (113 votes ... 61.75%) Backup Application of the Year (98 votes)
Timeshift (27 votes ... 27.55%) Linux Laptop Vendor of the Year (98 votes)
Lenovo (37 votes ... 37.76%) Open Source Game of the Year (94 votes)
0 A.D. (14 votes ... 14.89%)  Image Viewer of the Year (165 votes)
Gwenview (51 votes ... 30.91%) Desktop Distribution of the Year (394 votes)
Ubuntu (72 votes ... 18.27%) Virtualization Application of the Year (157 votes)
VirtualBox (82 votes ... 52.23%)  Text Editor of the Year (260 votes)
vim (65 votes ... 25.00%) Browser of the Year (342 votes)
Firefox (184 votes ... 53.80%) Password Manager of the Year (122 votes)
KeePassXC (39 votes ... 31.97%)  Audio Media Player of the Year (190 votes)
VLC (63 votes ... 33.16%) Desktop Environment of the Year (277 votes)
Plasma Desktop (KDE) (102 votes ... 36.82%) Video Media Player of the Year (208 votes)
VLC (146 votes ... 70.19%) Digital Audio Workstation of the Year (58 votes)
Ardour (12 votes ... 20.69%) Team Communication Application of the Year (87 votes)
Slack (25 votes ... 28.74%) Linux Desktop Vendor of the Year (53 votes)
Dell (23 votes ... 43.40%) Container of the Year (76 votes)
Docker (42 votes ... 55.26%)  Media Server of the Year (61 votes)
Kodi (22 votes ... 36.07%) Video Authoring Application of the Year (72 votes)
KDEnlive (33 votes ... 45.83%) Programming Language of the Year (184 votes)
Python (58 votes ... 31.52%) Database of the Year (205 votes)
MariaDB (100 votes ... 48.78%) Screen Recording and Streaming Tool of the Year (94 votes)
OBS Studio (40 votes ... 42.55%) IDE of the Year (182 votes)
Visual Studio Code (39 votes ... 21.43%) Security Hardening and/or Scanning Application of the Year (65 votes)
nmap (25 votes ... 38.46%)  Privacy Solution of the Year (96 votes)
GnuPG (36 votes ... 37.50%) Log Management Tool of the Year (40 votes)
Logwatch (18 votes ... 45.00%) Browser Privacy Solution of the Year (139 votes)
uBlock Origin (51 votes ... 36.69%) File Manager of the Year (222 votes)
Dolphin (64 votes ... 28.83%) X Terminal Emulator of the Year (184 votes)
Konsole (44 votes ... 23.91%)  Window Manager of the Year (122 votes)
Openbox (25 votes ... 20.49%) Linux Automation App of the Year (20 votes)
AutoKey (8 votes ... 40.00%) Network Monitoring Application of the Year (81 votes)
Nagios Core (16 votes ... 19.75%) Live Distribution of the Year (119 votes)
Slackware Live Edition (34 votes ... 28.57%) IRC Client of the Year (74 votes)
HexChat (28 votes ... 37.84%) PDF Viewer of the Year (177 votes)
Okular (72 votes ... 40.68%)  Single Board Computer of the Year (102 votes)
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (53 votes ... 51.96%) Linux Server Vendor of the Year (49 votes)
System76 (18 votes ... 36.73%) If you missed your chance to cast a vote this year, don't forget to log into the LinuxQuestions.org forum right after your New Year's celebration next year. Also, go ahead and join their friendly forum. You might just find some answers to some of your pressing Linux questions. Plus, additional resources are ALWAYS welcome! |
