Best Linux Distribution （最佳Linux发行版）

The distribution category has similar results as last year, but it shows a trend. Other distributions, many still based on Ubuntu, are sneaking up the ladder. In fact, next year we'll have to break out the different official brands of Ubuntu, because if they were separated, I suspect the finalists would look a bit different. For that matter, if we lumped all the Debian-based distributions together, the spread would be huge between first and second place!

• Ubuntu (any flavor, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, etc.): 30.1%
• Debian: 14.7%
• Linux Mint: 13.4%
• Arch Linux: 10%
• Fedora: 8.6%
• OpenSUSE: 4.2%
• Gentoo: 3.8%
• CentOS: 3.3%
• Other: 3.1%*
• Slackware: 2.5%
• Red Hat: 1.9%
• PCLinuxOS: 1.5%
• MEPIS: .7%
• Bodhi Linux: .5%
• Novell/SUSE: .3%
• Pardus: .3%
• Sabayon: .3%
• Mandriva: .2%
• Puppy: .2%
• Chrome OS: .1%
• Slitaz: .1%

*Mageia had the most write-in votes.

Best Distribution for Netbooks/Limited Hardware （上网本/低性能硬件平台最佳发行版）

Although 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. With their tiny screens, every pixel counts, and Canonical's one-size-fits-all design works well on a Netbook. It's neat to see Android so high on the list, however. With laptop docks for phones and keyboards for tablets, Android is becoming a viable operating system for more than just making calls and checking e-mail.

• Ubuntu Netbook Remix (any flavor): 25.9%
• Debian: 14.9%
• Android OS: 14.1%
• ArchLinux: 12.7%
• Other: 11.3%*
• Puppy: 7.1%
• Fedora: 3.9%
• Chrome OS: 3.1%
• MeeGo: 2.5%
• PCLinuxOS (any flavor): 1.7%
• Slax: 1%
• Slitaz: 1%
• Jolicloud: .9%

*Both CrunchBang and Linux Mint received many write-in votes in this category.

Best Mobile Linux OS （最佳移动Linux操作系统）

• Android: 88%
• MeeGo: 7.3%
• Other: 4%

Best Desktop Environment （最佳桌面环境）

This was a tough category to create and even tougher to sort out. KDE is easy, as it's still KDE. GNOME, however, has splintered and been modified into a mess of gnomish environments that are sort of GNOME, but sort of not. We split GNOME 2 and GNOME 3 into separate categories, but Unity and Cinnamon have more in common with GNOME than they do with KDE. Should they be lumped together with GNOME? Here are the numbers; we'll let you decide. Whichever way you slice it, KDE's top spot is a bit suspect, since the many GNOME alternatives dominate the chart, albeit separately.

• KDE: 25.9%
• GNOME: 3.x 21.7%
• GNOME: 2.x 15.2%
• Other: 13.7%*
• Xfce: 12.1%
• LXDE: 3.8%
• Openbox: 3.6%
• Enlightenment: 3%
• Fluxbox: 1%

*Unity and Cinnamon both received several write-in votes.

Best Web Browser （最佳浏览器）

It seems as though the browser war is becoming the new GNOME/KDE war. Firefox is still the winner, but Google's browser is right on its heels. This past year, I became a Chromium convert, based mainly on its ability to sync so well and integrate with the Google lifestyle. I find many sites still work better with Firefox, however, so I'm thankful to have a choice when it comes to browsers.

• Firefox: 50.3%
• Chrome/Chromium: 40.8%
• Opera: 4.7%
• Mozilla Seamonkey: 1%
• Rekonq: .8%
• Konqueror: .5%

Best E-mail Client （最佳邮件客户端）

• Thunderbird: 40.2% 11390f4.jpg
• Gmail Web client: 31.3%
• Evolution: 7.5%
• mutt: 5.9%
• Kmail: 5.5%
• Other: 4.1%
• Claws: 1.6%
• Alpine (pine): 1.5%
• Opera: 1.2%
• Sylpheed: .5%
• GMX (Global Mail Exchange): .3%
• Roundcube: .3%

Best IM Client （最佳即时通讯软件）

The results here line up with last year's results, in that Pidgin is still the top pick. Surprisingly, the Microsoft-owned, completely proprietary Skype is still in second place with a healthy lead over the competition. I switched to BitlBee this year for all my IM needs, which falls into the "Other" category, but our favorite response, which came as a write-in from several people, was "Telepathy". It's great to see our digital version has traversed the galaxy and garnered readers on Vulcan. It will be interesting to see if "Mind Meld" makes the list of e-mail clients next year.

• Pidgin (formerly Gaim): 56%
• Skype: 15.1%
• Empathy: 9.2%
• Kopete: 8.8%
• Other: 7.8%
• Gajim: 1.2%
• Psi: 1.2%
• amsn: .4%
• kmess: .4%

Best IRC Client （最佳IRC客户端）

• pidgin: 31.2%
• XChat: 27.8%
• Irssi: 13.2%
• Chatzilla: 9.1%
• Konversation: 7.4%
• Other: 6.8%
• Quassel: 3.5%
• KVirc: .8%

Best Microblogging Client （最佳微博客客户端）

• Gwibber: 36.8%
• Other: 16%
• Tweetdeck: 16%
• Choqok: 13.9%
• Pino: 5.2%
• HootSuite: 5%
• Seesmic: 2.7%
• Jaiku: 2.5%
• Nitwit: 1.4%
• Spaz: .7%

Best Office Suite （最佳Office 套件）

• LibreOffice: 73.3% 11390f7.png
• Google Docs: 12%
• OpenOffice.org: 8.4%
• Other: 3.8%
• GNOME Office: 1.2%
• Calligra Suite: .5%
• KOffice: .5%
• IBM Lotus Symphony: .2%

Best Single Office Program （最佳单项Office软件）

There were significant write-ins for LibreOffice Writer, which we should have lumped together with OOWriter. Or, maybe we shouldn't have. Nonetheless, based on the office suite results, it makes sense that LibreOffice Writer shares the top spot with OOWriter. Again in the second-place spot is AbiWord. If you're looking for a fairly robust, no-nonsense word processor, it's tough to beat the single-purpose AbiWord.

• OOWriter: 27.2%
• AbiWord: 18.6%
• OOCalc: 13%
• Scribus: 12.8%
• Other: 9.6%
• Gnumeric: 6.6%
• LyX: 6.4%
• KWord: 3.7%
• KSpread: 1.2%
• OOImpress: .9%

Best Graphics/Design Tool （最佳图形设计工具）

This year, GIMP tops the list again as the favorite graphics/design tool. Now that it supports single window mode, we suspect it will only gain in popularity. For some reason, folks found it difficult to navigate the many-window default layout of GIMP. If you're coming from Photoshop, that single window view makes you feel much more at home using Linux.

• GIMP: 67.8%
• Inkscape: 13.3%
• Blender: 8%
• ImageMagick: 3.6%
• Krita: 3%
• LibreOffice Draw: 2.3%
• Other: 1.2%
• OpenOffice Draw: .8%

Best Digital Photo Management Tool （最佳照片管理工具）

digiKam edges out Picasa again this year, but since Google dropped the Linux version of Picasa, the number two spot will be gaping open next year. As the husband of a photographer, I have hundreds of thousands of photos to manage, and quite honestly, I haven't found a great way to keep track of them on any platform. digiKam and Shotwell certainly get better and better every year; the question is whether local native apps or cloud-based storage will truly be king.

• digiKam: 22.5
• Picasa: 22.2%
• Shotwell: 17.3%
• F-spot: 11%
• gThumb: 8.4%
• Gwenview: 8.1%
• Other: 4.9%
• GQview: 3.7%
• Bibble Professional: 1.6%
• gtkam: .3%

Best Audio Tool （最佳音频工具）

• Audacity: 84.6%
• Ardour: 7.2%
• Other: 4.4%
• LMMS: 3.8%

Best Audio Player （最佳音频播放器）

It still surprises me that VLC is on the list as audio player, and this year it even took top place! I've long used VLC as a video player, but never really considered it a viable audio player. I'm clearly not one of the cool kids, because VLC received almost 25% of the popular vote! Much like photos, a music collection can grow to be unwieldy. It's great to have such a wide selection of tools to tame the beast.

• VLC: 24.9%
• Amarok: 20.4%
• RhythmBox: 14.1%
• Other: 11.1%*
• Banshee: 10%
• Audacious: 6.4%
• MPlayer: 5.1%
• XMMS: 3.5%
• Exalie: 1.6%
• MOC: 1.4%
• Totem: 1.3%
• Last.fm: .1%

*Clementine had several write-in votes.

Best Media Player （最佳媒体播放器）

• VLC: 69.1%
• MPlayer: 15.4%
• SMPlayer: 4.7%
• Totem: 4.2%
• Kaffeine: 3.3%
• XINE: 1.7%
• Other: 1%
• Miro: .6%

Best Bookmark Syncing Tool （最佳书签同步工具）

• Firefox Sync: 33%
• Chrome Bookmarks: 32.4%
• Google Bookmarks: 11.4%
• xmarks (formerly Foxmarks): 11%
• Other: 6.9%
• Delicious: 4.8%
• Weave: .4%

Best On-line Collaboration Tool （最佳在线协作工具）

• Google Docs: 61.3%
• Wikis: 18.5%
• Other: 6.9%
• Zimbra: 5.9%
• Kolab: 2.6%
• Basecamp: 2.5%
• eGroupWare: 2.3%

Best Cloud-Based File Storage （最佳云存储）

We love Dropbox, and it takes the lion's share of votes again this year. It's also great to see viable alternatives with a decent following. Will Dropbox continue to reign supreme, or will features like SpiderOak's baked-in encryption motivate folks to switch? Dropbox is certainly our incumbent, but with cloud-based storage being such a new market, it's exciting to see what the future holds!

• Dropbox: 53.4%
• Ubuntu One: 14.6%
• Other: 12.2%*
• Amazon S3: 8.6%
• SpiderOak: 5.1%
• Box.net: 3.5%
• SparkleShare: 1.8%
• CloudSafe: .4%
• SugarSync: .4%

*OwnCloud and Google Drive both had many write-in votes.

Best Kid-Friendly Application （最佳儿童用程序）

• Tux Paint: 42.8%
• Gcompris: 14.6%
• Scratch: 11.4%
• Tux Typing: 9.4%
• Other: 8.6%
• Tux of Math Command: 7.9%
• KTuberling: 5.3%

Best Game （最佳游戏）

Oh "Other", how we love you. Will Linux users ever get the Steam platform? If so, will that change the landscape of Linux gaming? It's hard to say. We just know it's exciting to see games that work well under Linux, when not too many years ago, that wasn't the case. If you haven't been paying attention to the Linux-friendly Humble Bundle charity drives, be sure to watch for its next offering. Linux users are always the top donators, and all the games are Linux-compatible, so it's a win-win for everyone.

• Other: 17.6%
• World of Goo: 12.9%
• Frozen Bubble: 12.4%
• Doom: 9.5%
• Minecraft/Spoutcraft: 9.1%
• Battle for Wesnoth: 8.7%
• Tux Racer (Planet Penguin Racer/Extreme Tux Racer): 8.2%
• Super Tux: 6.2%
• Enemy Territory Quake Wars: 3.8%
• freeciv: 3.8%
• Urban Terror: 3.8%
• Nexuiz: 2.8%
• Maelstrom: 1.2%

Best SQL Database （最佳SQL数据库）

This year we separated SQL databases from NoSQL databases. It seemed unfair to pit two different technologies against each other, when both are perfectly cromulent systems. We think the results are much more useful.

• MySQL: 47.4%
• PostgreSQL: 28.8%
• SQLite: 12.2%
• MariaDB: 4.1%
• Oracle: 4%
• Other: 1.8%
• Firebird: 1%
• DB2: .8%

Best NoSQL Database （最佳NoSQL数据库）

• MongoDB: 33.4%
• CouchDB: 22.3%
• Cassandra: 21.9%
• Other: 12.2%
• Redis: 6.6%
• Dynomite: 1.8%
• Riak: 1.8%

Best Backup Solution （最佳备份解决方案）

• rsync: 41.7%
• tar: 11.6%
• Other: 8.9%*
• Amanda: 7%
• Bacula: 6%
• Simple Linux Backup: 4.4%
• Back in Time: 4.1%
• Arkeia: 3.2%
• BackupPC: 3.1%
• rsnapshot: 3.1%
• luckyBackup: 2.8%
• rdiff-backup: 1.7%
• cpio: 1.2%
• Mondo: 1.2%
• BakBone NetVault: .1%

*Deja Dup and "custom scripts" had several write-in votes.

Best Virtualization Solution （最佳虚拟化解决方案）

VirtualBox continues to flourish under its Oracle ownership. Thankfully, the core product remains open source, and its compatibility with fresh versions of distributions seems to be fast and up to date. Although it's not something I'd use for a server room, VirtualBox does a great job of emulating desktop environments.

• VirtualBox: 56.1%
• VMware: 17.7%
• KVM: 13.5%
• Xen: 5.3%
• QEMU: 3.9%
• Citrix Xenserver: 1.6%
• Other: 1.5%
• OpenVZ: .4%
• Scalent V/OE Software: .1%

Best Monitoring Application （最佳监控程序）

• Nagios: 51.8%
• Other: 13.4%
• OpenNMS: 7.9%
• Zabbix: 7.2%
• Zenoss Core: 4.9%
• Uptime Software: 4%
• Ganglia: 3.6%
• Munin: 3.1%
• Hyperic: 2.5%
• Groundwork: 1.6%

Best Revision Control System （最佳版本管理系统）

• Git: 63%
• Subversion: 18.6%
• Mercurial: 6.6%
• CVS: 6.2%
• Other: 2.7%
• bazaar: 1.8%
• monotone: .8%
• darcs: .1%
• svk: .1%

Best Programming Language （最佳编程语言）

• Python: 28%
• C++: 19%
• C: 18.9%
• Java: 8.9%
• Perl: 8.2%
• Other: 6.1%
• Ruby: 4%
• JavaScript: 3.1%
• C#: 2.4%
• Erlang: .7%
• Haskell: .7%

Best Scripting Language （最佳脚本语言）

• Python: 36.3%
• Bash: 24.4%
• Perl: 14.2%
• PHP: 13.8%
• Ruby: 4.8%
• Awk: 2.2%
• Other: 2.2%
• Lua: 1.6%
• Groovy: .4%

Best IDE （最佳集成开发环境IDE）

• Eclipse: 26.7%
• vim: 25.6%
• Geany: 7.5%
• Other: 6.9%*
• QtCreator: 6.1%
• NetBeans: 5.4%
• KDevelop: 4.1%
• Sublime 2: 3.1%
• IntelliJ IDEA: 1.3%
• Anjuta: 1.2%
• MonoDevelop: .6%
• Codewarrior: .5%
• Zend Studio: .3%
• Eric4: .1%

*CodeBlocks and Komodo Edit both received several write-ins.

Best Open-Source Configuration Management Tool （最佳开源配置管理工具）

• Puppet: 42.5%
• Other: 15.7%
• Chef: 8.9%
• OpenQRM: 8.9%
• Spacewalk: 8.7%
• Cfengine: 8.1%
• RHN Satellite: 4%
• Bcfg2: 3.2%

Best Platform for Developing Rich Internet Apps （开发富应用最佳平台）

Remember back when HTML5 was little more than a fancy dream? It wasn't too long ago that the features of HTML5 seemed ridiculous and impossible, but here we are, in 2012, and HTML5 is the new standard. Web applications are becoming less and less "out there", and much more immersive, thanks to the features of HTML5. Perhaps next year the survey will be "What non-HTML5 platform do you use?", because otherwise, it's a no-brainer.

• HTML5: 86.9%
• Other: 4.7%
• Gears (formerly Google Gears): 3.1%
• JavaFX: 2.5%
• OpenLaszlo: 1.6%
• Mono Moonlight: .9%
• ZK Framework: .2%

Best Package Management Application （最佳包管理程序）

• apt: 33.8%
• synaptic: 17.3%
• yum: 12.9%
• pacman: 10.8%
• aptitude: 9.2%
• portage: 3.9%
• YaST: 3.4%
• Software Center: 2%
• Zypper: 1.8%
• Other: 1.7%
• pkgtool: 1.7%
• PiSi (Pardus): .6%
• Smart Package Manager: .6%
• InstallAnywhere: .2%

Best RSS Reader （最佳RSS阅读器）

• Gmail RSS reader: 52.4%
• Other: 18.1%
• akregator: 16.8%
• liferea: 12.7%

Best File Encryption （最佳文件加密）

• GPG: 59.3%
• pgp: 30.4%
• Other: 6.6%*
• vim-openssl plugin: 3.7%

*TrueCrypt received several write-in votes.

Best Java JRE （最佳 Java运行环境JRE）

• Openjdk: 57.5%
• Oracle: 38.4%
• Other: 4.2%

Best Java App Server （最佳Java应用服务器）

• tomcat: 60.1%
• jboss: 21.9%
• Other: 10.9%*
• glassfish: 7.1%

*jetty had many write-in votes.

Best Journaling Filesystem （最佳日志文件系统）

• ext4: 78.8%
• ext3: 10.9%
• xfs: 6.2%
• Other: 4.1%*

*btrfs had many write-in votes.

Best File Manager （最佳文件管理器）

• Nautilus: 49.8%
• Dolphin: 26.9%
• Other: 13.4%*
• Thunar: 9.9%

*PCMan File Manager, midnight commander and bash/command-line/vim/shell all received several write-ins.

Best Content Management System （最佳内容管理系统）

WordPress and Drupal and Joomla, oh my! WordPress takes the victory this year with its easy learning curve and plethora of themes and widgets. Drupal is right on its heels, however, with its flexibility and customization options. All of the CMSes in the survey do their jobs admirably well, and each has its niche to fill in the industry. The best thing to do with all these wonderful open-source options is to try them out and see!

• WordPress: 34.9%
• Drupal: 27.8%
• Joomla!: 15.3%
• Other: 8.1%
• Alfresco: 4.4%
• Liferay: 1.5%
• Concrete 5: 1.3%
• Mambo: 1.3%
• TYPO3: 1%
• CMS Made Simple: .8%
• Documentum: .8%
• e107: .2%
• Silva: .2%
• Zotonic: .2%

Best Linux-Friendly Web Hosting Company （最佳Linux友好的web应用托管公司）

It turns out that our favorite Linux-Friendly Web hosting company is also our favorite Linux game! "Other" is the victor this year, followed by a whole host of Linux-friendly providers. Amazon takes the top non-"Other" spot, but not by as much as I suspected. Linux users are truly an eclectic bunch.

• Other: 18.9%
• Amazon: 17.7%
• GoDaddy.com: 12.6%
• Linode: 11%
• Rackspace: 7.7%
• 1&1: 5.6%
• Dreamhost: 4.7%
• HostGator: 4.5%
• Bluehost: 2.8%
• OpenHosting: 2.6%
• OVH: 2.3%
• Hurricane Electric: 1.4%
• Site5: 1.2%
• Siteground: 1.2%
• SoftLayer Technologies: 1%
• Host Monster: .9%
• Verio: .9%
• NearlyFreeSpeech.net: .7%
• Pair: .5%
• Slicehost: .5%
• NeoSpire: .3%
• Server Beach: .3%
• Arvixe: .2%
• Codero: .2%
• Contegix: .2%

Best Linux Laptop Vendor （最佳Linux桌面供应商）

It's great to see a big company like our top vendor, Dell, supporting Linux users, especially when it's obvious by the numbers that the company is doing a great job of it. Equally as exciting is to see companies like System 76 and ZaReason gain popularity by catering directly to the Linux community. Gone are the days when Linux-supported laptops were hard to find; welcome to the new world where we have choices, options and multiple brands!

• Dell: 24.9%
• System 76: 20.5%
• ASUS: 19.1%
• Other: 12.5%*
• Acer: 7.4%
• ZaReason: 5.7%
• EmperorLinux: 5.2%
• LinuxCertified: 3.1%
• Linux Laptop Company: 1.4%
• R Cubed Technologies: .3%

*Lenovo received many write-in votes.

Best Linux Desktop Workstation Vendor （最佳Linux工作站供应商）

Dell dominates this category as well this year. With more than a third of the vote, Dell is doing something right for our readers! The landscape of workstation vendors is even wider than the laptop world, and again, it's great to see familiar names like System 76, Penguin Computing and Microway making an impact as well.

• Dell: 37.2%
• System 76: 26.9%
• Other: 14.8%*
• Penguin Computing: 8.5%
• Microway: 3%
• R Cubed: 2.1%
• HPC Systems: 1.8%
• Pogo Linux: 1.6%
• Advanced Clustering Technologies: 1.2%
• MadTux: 1.2%
• Open Sense Solutions: .7%
• ASA Computers: .5%
• Recompute: .4%

*As always, there were many write-in votes for "build my own".

Best Linux Server Vendor （最佳Linux服务器供应商）

Linux is nothing new in the server room, and the results in this category show it. IBM takes top spot again this year, proving that when it comes to servers, IBM is tough to match. Dell and HP both garner significant votes as well, showing that Linux in the data center isn't a novelty; it's the norm.

• IBM: 24%
• Dell: 23.6%
• Hewlett-Packard: 16.5%
• System 76: 10.3%
• Other: 7.4%*
• Penguin Computing: 4.6%
• Super Micro Computers: 4.2%
• ZaReason: 2.6%
• Sun Microsystems: 1.6%
• iXsystems: 1.2%
• HPC Systems: .9%
• Silicon Mechanics: .9%
• Tyan Computers: .7%
• ASA Computers, Inc.: .4%
• Microway: .4%
• Rackable Systems: .4%
• Aberdeen: .2%
• RackMount Pro: .2%
• SGI: .2%

*"Build my own" had tons of write-in votes in this category as well.

Best Linux Book （最佳Linux图书）

As in previous years, this category was write-in only, and this year, we had a tie for first place between long-standing-winner Linux in a Nutshell, by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love and Arnold Robbins, and the newly published The Debian Administrator's Handbook, by Raphael Hertzog and Roland Mas. Second place goes to The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook, by Michael Kerrisk.

Best Linux Journal Column （最佳Linux Journal栏目）

I did my best this year to sneak up on Kyle Rankin's popularity. Heck, the editorial staff even gave me a second column, but added together, my votes paled in comparison to Kyle's. His relevant, timely, super-geeky column reminds us month after month why we love Linux. Hats off to you, my friend. Dave Taylor and I will happily take silver and bronze to your gold.

• Hack and / by Kyle Rankin: 28.7%
• Work the Shell by Dave Taylor: 15.4%
• The Open-Source Cla***oom by Shawn Powers: 14.5%
• diff -u by Zack Brown: 9.4%
• At the Forge by Reuven M. Lerner: 7.6%
• Other: 7.6%
• EOF by Doc Searls: 7.4%
• Current_Issue.tar.gz by Shawn Powers: 4.8%
• New Products by James Gray: 4.6%

Best Brand of Video Chipset （最佳显卡芯片组品牌）

• NVIDIA: 48%
• ATI/AMD: 27.5%
• Intel: 22.5%
• Other: 1%
• VIA: .9%

Best Linux Smartphone Manufacturer （最佳Linux智能机制造商）

• Samsung: 50.1%
• HTC: 16.2%
• Motorola: 8.8%
• Nexus: 7.6%
• Nokia: 6%
• Other: 4.4%
• Sony Ericsson: 3.4%
• LG: 2.4%
• Dell: .7%
• Kyocera: .3%

Best Linux Tablet Manufacturer （最佳Linux平板制造商）

Tablets have been around for a few years now, but the competition is getting more and more intense. Samsung takes the top spot this year with its passion for Android innovation. If there's one company trying to make sure Apple can't steal the tablet and phone market for itself, it's Samsung. The other company with a runaway number of votes is ASUS. If you add the write-in votes for "Google Nexus", which is manufactured by ASUS, you can see the company has a very healthy second-place position. The real winner in this race? Linux users!

• Samsung: 45.2%
• ASUS: 28.7%
• Other: 7.1%*
• Motorola: 6%
• Acer: 4.4%
• Archos: 2.4%
• Dell: 1.9%
• Toshiba: 1.6%
• Nokia: 1.5%
• ViewSonic: .4%
• Le Pan: .3%
• Coby: .1%
• SuperPad: .1%
• Velocity Micro: .1%

*Google Nexus 7 (made by ASUS) received several write-in votes.

Best Other Linux-Based Gadget （最佳其他基于Linux的小玩意）

We're excited, and not at all surprised, to see the Raspberry Pi in the top spot this year. What a neat device, and what amazing potential it has as the core of cool projects everywhere.

• Raspberry Pi: 47.9%
• Amazon Kindle: 26.5%
• Other: 6.6%*
• B&N NOOK: 6.4%
• TomTom Navigation System: 5%
• Popcorn Hour: 2%
• PogoPlug: 1.7%
• Sheeva plug: 1.7%
• Chumby: 1.1%
• Kangaroo TV: .6%
• Ben NanoNote: .3%
• BUG: .3%

*BeagleBone and BeagleBoard both received several write-in votes.

Best New Open-Source Project (released in 2011 or 2012) （最佳新人奖）

Low price point, incredible design and nifty name, Raspberry Pi stole the show this year as the best new Open-Source Project. When the release day finally came, people were lined up outside the store waiting to buy their own Raspberry Pis. Of course, we're geeks, so "lining up" meant waiting at our computers to pre-order on-line, but the concept still was the same. To be fair, we should shine a little light on Cinnamon and OwnCloud, both getting a significant number of votes. Much like Fred Kaps, who followed the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, it would be easy to overlook some really great projects!

Best New Commercial Application (released in 2011 or 2012) （最佳商业新人奖）

My fellow optimists, I'm happy to see you voted for Steam based on Valve's commitment to release a Linux client. We know Linux is a great platform for gaming, and if Valve can put its weight behind the support of our OS, it could mean the floodgates would open when it comes to available commercial games. Valve did it for OS X; let's see how it goes for Linux!

Product of the Year （年度产品）

Oh, Raspberry Pi, we love you so much! You're our favorite new Open-Source Project, and you're our favorite Linux-based gadget. It only stands to reason you're the Product of the Year! We're excited to see the projects, experiments, modifications and integrations you'll be involved in. When you combine "low price" with "amazing features", it makes for an equation that's hard to beat. We can't wait to see what the Raspberry Pi will do next!