Comments on: Linux Journal Readers’ Choice Awards

By: Abe

Abe — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:13:27 +0000

distro=Kubuntu
mobile OS=Android
desktop=KDE
browser=Chrome
Bookmarking Tool=Chrome
email client=GMail
Office Suite=libreoffice
Graphics/Design Tool=Inkscape
Digital Photo Management Tool=GIMP
Music=Amarok
Media Player=vlc
editor=Kate
Best Database=MySQL
torrent client = transmission
instant chat = Koepete, Skype
Video Editing = KdenLive
Virtualizaton=VBox
Programming Language=
Scripting Language=PERL, PHP, Python
IDE=KDevelop
Developing RIA=XAMPP
Package Management Application=APT-Aptitude
CMS=PHP, Python, PERL
Linux Vendor OEM=HP
Linux Smartphone Manufacturer=Google
Linux Tablet Manufacturer=Motorola
New Open-Source Project=KDE Plasma Active, MyCloud
Product of the Year= KDE

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:06:04 +0000

Eric, that’s not being bad. It is just doing what you need to do. If I had the cash and/or my need was sufficient, I’d probably have a mac in the house for certain purposes. There’s some great software for those things even though it’s rather expensive. I do maintain one windows computer because certain people need it for certain things, but it is an old XP lic. that I refuse to upgrade. When the system no longer works I’ll convert the box to some other use and consider (but not necessarily do it) getting a Windows 7 disk and installing it in a virtual box. Or, the next time I buy a laptop that has windows already installed on it, pehaps instead of throwing out the disks and scraping off the tags and burning them, I’ll make that one machine a dual booter, just to have that occasional need met.

Purity actually damages the FOSS movement more than purist like to admit.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:11:41 +0000

office=libreoffice (i actually use inkscape/gnumeric/abiword)

Does that count as “Gnome office” which was, at one time, a concept, IIRC (though maybe not with inkscape).

By: Bitter

Bitter — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:01:17 +0000

distro=Arch Linux
desktop=LXDE
browser=chromium
office=libreoffice
audio=deadbeef
video=mplayer or vlc
editor=nano + leafpad
torrent client = transmission
instant chat = pidgin
photo = shotwell

By: phayes

phayes — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:36:50 +0000

Difficult… so mostly â??no opinionâ? for me too. Emacs is a good candidate for best in several categories. Best programming language is an easy one though. Adapting Neal Stephenson’s famous Emacs quote: (Common) Lisp outshines all other programming languages in approximately the same way that the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply makes everything else vanish. 🙂

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:26:02 +0000

distro=Arch Linux
desktop=standalone compiz or openbox
browser=chromium or vimprobable2
office=libreoffice
photos=Bibble Pro for linux, but I’m bad and use windows + photoshop for most photo stuff
email=thunderbird
audio=deadbeef
video=mplayer or vlc
IDE=vim

By: jozen1

jozen1 — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:53:13 +0000

i enjoyed your post because i could relate to your choices. Here are mine:
distro=debian
desktop=lxde
browser=midori
office=libreoffice (i actually use inkscape/gnumeric/abiword)
photos=GIMP
music=easytag+vlc
media=vlc
ide=? trying geany & scite, else leafpad
cms=wordpress
vendor=lenovo, not sold w linux, but good stuff
vidChip=i like amd fusion, cheap & good

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:26:51 +0000

Link back when you do that.

By: Dan "Hussein" J

Dan "Hussein" J — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:40:35 +0000

Very similar choices to those I would make. Of course, that means I’ll probably have to make my own blog post about this, now.

I’m using Ubuntu 11.04, Gnome 2.32, Firefox 6.0 & Chrome 13.0. When forced by certain circumstances to use some variety of Windows, I often cringe at the frustrations.

Thanks, Greg!