Linux Journal | December 2012 | Issue 224 - ACM Digital Library

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FEATURE Readers’ Choice Awards 2012READERS’CHOICEAWARDS2012Readers’ Choice votes are in!Compare your favorites withother readers and see if you’rethe oddball or everyone else is!SHAWN POWERSIt’s that time of year again. After 11 months of us tellingyou about products, services and companies, this month,you, the readers, run the show. We’ve formatted thingsa little differently this year, as we’ve gotten lots of feedbackdesiring a deeper look into the results.70 / DECEMBER 2012 / WWW.LINUXJOURNAL.COM
BEST LINUX DISTRIBUTIONThe distribution category has similar results as lastyear, but it shows a trend. Other distributions,many still based on Ubuntu, are sneakingup the ladder. In fact, next year we’ll haveto break out the different official brandsof Ubuntu, because if they were separated,I suspect the finalists would look a bit different.For that matter, if we lumped all the Debianbaseddistributions together, the spread would behuge between first and second place!30.1% Ubuntu (any flavor, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, etc.)14.7% Debian13.4% Linux Mint10% Arch Linux8.6% Fedora4.2% OpenSUSE3.8% Gentoo3.3% CentOS3.1% Other*2.5% Slackware1.9% Red Hat1.5% PCLinuxOS.7% MEPIS.5% Bodhi Linux.3% Novell/SUSE.3% Pardus.3% Sabayon.2% Mandriva.2% Puppy.1% Chrome OS.1% Slitaz*Mageia had the most write-in votes.BEST DISTRIBUTION FORNETBOOKS/LIMITED HARDWAREAlthough we kept the title “Ubuntu Netbook Remix” this year, it’s really a misnomer,as Ubuntu has consolidated its Netbook interface (Unity) into its main product. Withtheir tiny screens, every pixel counts, and Canonical’s one-size-fits-all design workswell on a Netbook. It’s neat to see Android so high on the list, however. With laptopdocks for phones and keyboards for tablets, Android is becoming a viable operatingsystem for more than just making calls and checking e-mail.25.9% Ubuntu Netbook Remix (any flavor)14.9% Debian14.1% Android OS12.7% ArchLinux11.3% Other*7.1% Puppy3.9% Fedora3.1% Chrome OS2.5% MeeGo1.7% PCLinuxOS (any flavor)1% Slax1% Slitaz.9% Jolicloud*Both CrunchBang and Linux Mintreceived many write-in votes in thiscategory.WWW.LINUXJOURNAL.COM / DECEMBER 2012 / 71
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