Blog of Leonid Mamchenkov

Linux Journal has changed the procedures for its Readers’ Choice Awards contest. From now on, if you want to participate, you’ll have to send them a specially formatted email message, instead of using a web form. They have published the instructions here.

I’ve already sent the email to awards@linuxjournal.com with the following nominations:

e-mail client: Mutt
distribution: Fedora
database: MySQL
backup utility: Tar
network backup utility: AMANDA
audio tool: XMMS
desktop environment: KDE
Linux web site: http://slashdot.org
distributed file sharing system: BitTorrent
programming beverage: coke
development tool: Vim
text editor: Vim
system administration tool: perl
server: HP ProLiant DL
office program: KDE Kontact
programming language: Perl
instant messaging client: Licq
graphics program: GIMP
web browser: Firefox
blogging software: WordPress