2018 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Categories

It's almost time for the 2018 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards. As in previous years, we'll start with the categories and then move to nominees in those categories before we finally open voting. For a reminder, here are the categories from 2017:

Desktop Distribution of the Year Server Distribution of the Year Live Distribution of the Year Lightweight Distribution of the Year Database of the Year Browser of the Year Desktop Environment of the Year Window Manager of the Year Audio Media Player Application of the Year Digital Audio Workstation of the Year Video Media Player Application of the Year Video Authoring 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 Log Management Tool of the Year X Terminal Emulator of the Year Browser Privacy Solution of the Year Privacy Solution of the Year Open Source File Sync Application of the Year IRC Client of the Year Universal Packaging Format of the Year Single Board Computer of the Year Virtualization Application of the Year Container of the Year Orchestrator of the Year Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year Secure Messaging Application of the Year Video Messaging Application of the Year Vector Graphics Editor of the Year Linux Desktop Vendor of the Year Email Client of the Year

Proposals:

* Remove Lightweight Distribution of the Year as it's difficult to define well.
* Rotate Vector Graphics Editor of the Year for Raster Graphics Editor of the Year
* Add Linux Server Vendor of the Year

There are a couple other categories that are likely in need of a refresh or due to be rotated out. Thoughts?

--jeremy

Are there enough "Linux server vendors" which don't have other operating systems to pick from?

Also, probably "privacy solution" and its subset "browser privacy solution" could be merged together.

Originally Posted by YesItsMe Are there enough "Linux server vendors" which don't have other operating systems to pick from? Also, probably "privacy solution" and its subset "browser privacy solution" could be merged together.

I beg to differ on the latter point. I feel that the breadth of each category is wide enough to keep both.

Possibilities? (just throwing these out there without reference to previous years)

Archiver application
Office application
Dock application
Encryption application
Bootable USB (ISO) creator application
Desktop tool [this could well be enormous but would be intended as a catch-all for those applications not falling into other categories - it might throw up some interesting applications]
Online storage solution
PDF management application
VoIP application

Comparing desktop tools (as a generic category) would be unfair as some are inherently more useful for most people than others.

Another suggestion:
Digital Image Asset Manager of the Year

Proposed list is as follows. I'll be posting nominees shortly, but further feedback is still welcome.

Desktop Distribution of the Year Server Distribution of the Year Live Distribution of the Year Database of the Year Browser of the Year Desktop Environment of the Year Window Manager of the Year Audio Media Player Application of the Year Digital Audio Workstation of the Year Video Media Player Application of the Year Video Authoring 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 Log Management Tool of the Year X Terminal Emulator of the Year Browser Privacy Solution of the Year Privacy Solution of the Year Open Source File Sync Application of the Year IRC Client of the Year Universal Packaging Format of the Year Single Board Computer of the Year Virtualization Application of the Year Container of the Year Orchestrator of the Year Linux/Open Source Podcast of the Year Secure Messaging Application of the Year Video Messaging Application of the Year Raster Graphics Editor of the Year Linux Desktop Vendor of the Year Linux Server Vendor of the Year Email Client of the Year

--jeremy

Nominees have been posted:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175645238/

--jeremy

Thank you.