TRIOS too, and bunch of others...
And fact that distro is not listed at DW doesn't mean much.
TRIOS is alive and kicking, and it probably will never be at DW, matter of principals.

This poll is as silly as it is embarrassing. The winner is a distro that ranks 29th on distrowatch and has a website with the most recent announcement 9 months old? Ridiculous. I think if anything this poll shows how desperately THIS website needs to build an audience, since it obviously lacks one.

It's a joke for us older guys that went over your head. I actually had one of those CDs.

Check the change logs,

http://www.slackware.com/changelog/

everybody knows, linuxquestions is where the slackware fanbois hang out.
they don't have their own forum...
(ducks and runs)

That is true. I started my Linux journey with Slackware back in the mid nineties. I just got a book to understand it, and found that a large percentage of the applications on that old system were ones that our development team put on our "Contrib" server - we had a lot of tools from the GNU project and others, so my move to a Linux system wasn't too difficult - I tend to read up anyway in advance.

I've been a proponent of simple, plug 'em in and use 'em systems so that anyone can use the freebies, but I don't necessarily recommend them to those who are used to (and prefer) building what they like, either from scratch or from their favorite toolshed.

My personal favorites tend to be Debian-based that I can run from a network installation, a USB stick, a CD, or DVD, depending on my location, purpose for the activity and whatever else. I still run Slackware from time to time, and I'll use some of those easy, plug 'em in systems so that I can evaluate them and/or help people configure them from time to time (but less often these days), I have more than enough to do with my ever decreasing amount of "Spare time" (whatever that may be.

It does disappoint me at times when squabbles break out about this system or that one. I'm not sure I'd even want the majority of people to do things or run things the way that I do. I don't want to be insulted if someone finds out that I use a particular computer or a particular system, and I certainly won't criticize another for their choices, but I do try to promote dialogues about interests and preferences, as long as everyone cherishes, rather than criticizes our diversities and differences. To me, it's our diversity and difference that I find so enjoyable, and the only part I do not care for is when we can't seem to have those kinds of discussions without upsetting one another, so I do hope that friend and foe alike can find a degree of interest and cooperation in discussions about what makes our systems and our interests different - and enjoy the friendly chat.

I like the attitude, masinick, I tend to use Debian Sid but I always mean to install Salckware again, get lots of tips from gentoo forums and, generally, enjoy that every problem solved here is solved for everyone -- nobody has to buy anything to solve it.

How about a new competition: Fav. softwares that are NOT a default install, or best new software, or best forgotten software.

The winning list looks too familiar.

I'm surprised the "Choice Awards" didn't ask about email clients.

I believe that is to "mix it up a little" -- not just ask the same questions year-on-year.

If you like spyware - stay with Ubuntu and its derivatives. You'll be right at home there coming from Windows or Mac.

I think you fail to understand the Linux philosophy.

Distrowatch rankings tend to be dominated by noobs or people trying things out looking for something better than what they have.

When you are already 100% satisfied there's no reason for continual visits anymore, and I speak as a 20+ year linux user that only moved to slack several months back, after using all manner of deb and rpm based distros (and yes - Gentoo as well). Oh and the BSD's - all of them!

Yes I agreed they didn't ask about email clients.

If they had asked, I would have voted for Thunderbird. I just wish that Thunderbird could do a better job of synchronizing contacts and calendars.

I take that your comments allude to Slackware Linux.

This poll is not exact but I'd say is neither of the things you accuse it. You would be very surprised of how much Slackware is used. It's pain-free, worry-free computing with simple, useable defaults and this wins over many people. They just don't prefer to make any fuss and don't pay attention to any rankings or distro sites.

As for the most recent announcement, in that very website there is the ChangeLog. If you read it, you'll see that the latest entry was this Monday, when nano was upgraded to 2.9.3 and Firefox to 58.0.1. This announcement is enough for Slackware users, which are the ones who read it.

I understand you might like other distributions. There's nothing wrong with that. But believe me, a large section of computer users are what I would call "tired power users": people who are fairly knowledgeable about their computers; they prefer to use them rather than tinker with them, but they would like to remain in control of their experience. These people are usually happy people and stay below the radar. From this demographic is that Slackware usually draws this users. We are a silent, but sizeable, minority.

Don't worry, though. Enjoy Linux in whatever distribution you like. This is what is important. Cheers!