In my opinion there's a lot of options missing, in some of the foruns i've added the options missing. The option "other" is missing in every poll.
Where are the email clients poll? In case of becomming available here's a list:

Alpine
Balsa
Citadel
Claws Mail
Cone
Elm
Gnus
GroupWise
i.Scribe / InScribe
IBM Lotus Notes
KMail
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mutt
nmh / MH
Novell Evolution
Opera Mail
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups
Sylpheed
Spicebird
SquirrelMail
Zimbra

In case of also adding a poll for antivirus, here's a list:

SmartCOP
Avast!
AVG
Avira
Bitdefender
CA
Celframe
Clam
Dr. Web
eScan
ESET
F-Prot
F-Secure
Kaspersky
McAfee
Norman
Panda
Sophos
Quick Heal
Symantec
Vba32
VirusBuster

Other is explicitly missing to encourage members to post a comment if they'd like a project added. Keep in mind it's not the goal to list every single conceivable option in each poll but to have a manageable list of popular actively maintained projects (in fact, we actively remove options that get 0 votes for multiple years).

--jeremy

All the options added are in active.

Not everything on your list is open source. The polls are for actively maintained open source projects that are used or supported by LQ members. If there is something missing that you use, Jeremy will gladly add it if it's appropriate.

To clarify, being Open Source is only a requirement if "Open Source" is in the category title.

--jeremy

Would it be worthwhile listing the projects alphabetically, in order not to give a possible impression that there is certain preference towards one project over another?

We'll keep this in mind as an enhancement next year, but I'd be interested in what other members think.

--jeremy

Thank you for a very interesting poll Jeremy. This kept me occupied for a good couple of hours and got me thinking about my current set up and the tools that I use or maybe should be using.

Where might one be able to see the nominations without first having to sign up and give up personal info ( email atleast ) ?

Also, what was the process used for coming up with the nominations and is the process audited by a third party in some way ?

You needed an account to post this, so should be able to see all nominees and vote in all polls.

The process is outlined elsewhere, but there are no third party auditors involved.

--jeremy

No, I cant see the details. But the aim of asking the question was more along the lines of working out exactly what the poll is for. Is it a case of 'software used by the regular users of linux questions, who have posted more than a certain number of times and come back to the site even when they dont themselves have issues' or is it a poll for 'software that people on linux use'. Both of these demographics represent very different mindsets, and the poll will have different implications.

Could you point me as to where this info is published ? the search options seem to have come up a bit blank. And the actual 'welcome to the polls' does not seem to have this info either.

- KB

What details, exactly, can you not see? You're saying that while you are logged into this account going to a poll does not result is you seeing all nominees and also being able to vote in all polls?

The demographic is every person in the Linux and Open Source community who is willing to register for an account here at LQ.

What information, exactly, are you looking for? The nominees are chosen by me with input from the LQ community and posted well before the polls open to solicit as much feedback as possible. Updates, corrections and additions are made during this period and then the polls open.

--jeremy

thats right, the list of nominations is not visible by just creating an account. It looks however, something tweaked and after my last reply I was able to see the list. Seems like there is a requirement to have a post or two in the forums before the list is revealed and the ability to vote is available.

Thats partially what I am looking for. Maybe definable as a 'whats needed to be nominated'. Guess I just need to look harder to see where you posted that list of nominees well before the pools open. Will dig.

These were posted under the existing threads for each category. The difference is that the voting option was closed.

welcome you ok fine