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Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awards

SEATTLE, WA -- SSC Publications, publisher of the award-winning monthly magazine Linux Journal, is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual Editors' Choice Awards.

Linux Journal's
Editors' Choice Awards are well-known as the premiere forum
recognizing outstanding product developments and achievements in
the Linux market. A panel of more than 50 distinguished Linux
experts was assembled to nominate products for the awards, which
were then sent to the Linux Journal editors
who chose the final winners. Featured in the September 2002 issue
of Linux Journal, the winners are as follows:

  • Server Appliance:
    SnapGear for Lite/Lite+ SOHO Firewall/VPN ClientHonorable Mention:
    Sun Microsystems for Cobalt Qube
  • Security Tool:
    GPG
  • Web Server: IBM
    for xSeriesHonorable Mention: Sun Microsystems for Cobalt RaQ
    XRT
  • Enterprise Application
    Server:
    Zope
  • Technical
    Workstation:
    HP for x4000
  • Web Client (Tie):
    Mozilla and GaleonHonorable Mention: Konqueror
  • Graphics
    Application:
    The GIMP
  • Consumer Software:
    KDE 3.0
  • Communication
    Tool:
    Ximian for Evolution
  • Development Tool:
    EmacsHonorable Mentions: Borland for Kylix, and Kdevelop
  • Database: MySQL
    Honorable Mention: PostgresSQL
  • Backup Software:
    Sistina Software for Logical Volume Manager
  • Office
    Application:
    Sun Microsystems for OpenOffice 1.0
  • Mobile Device:
    Sharp for Zaurus
  • Training and Certification
    Program:
    Linux Professional Institute
  • Game: Sunspire
    Studios for TuxRacerHonorable Mention: Pysol
  • Technical Book:
    Linux Device Drivers 2nd Edition by Alessandro
    Rubini and Jonathan Corbet (O'Reilly & Associates)
  • Non-Technical
    Book:
    The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the
    Commons in a Connected World
    by Lawrence Lessig (Random
    House)
  • Web Site:
    Google
  • Product of the
    Year:
    Sharp for Zaurus

For more information on the 2002 Linux
Journal
Editors' Choice Awards please visit
http://www.linuxjournal.com/edchoice/
or contact Linux Journal's editorial team by
sending e-mail to
awards@ssc.com.About Linux
Journal
Linux Journal is the premier
Linux magazine, dedicated to serving the Linux community and
promoting the use of Linux world-wide. A monthly periodical,
Linux Journal is currently celebrating its
eighth year of publication. Linux Journal may
be purchased at all major bookstores and newsstands and may also be
ordered by calling 1-888-66-LINUX, sending e-mail to
subs@ssc.com or visiting
http://www.linuxjournal.com/. For additional
information about Linux Journal send e-mail to
linux@ssc.com.About the PublisherSSC
Publications is an established leader in the Linux, Open Source and
UNIX fields, publishing best-selling books, reference cards and
e-zines in these fields since 1983. SSC is headquartered in
Seattle, Washington and has been operating since 1968. Visit SSC on
the web at
http://www.ssc.com/.Editors' Choice Awards Contact:Heather Mead, Senior EditorSpecialized Systems
Consultants, Inc. (SSC)PO Box 55549, Seattle, WA, 98155Phone: +1
206-782-9011 / Fax: +1
206-782-7191awards@ssc.comMedia Relations Contact:Rebecca Cassity, Marketing ManagerSpecialized
Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC)PO Box 55549, Seattle, WA,
98155Phone: +1 206-297-8653 / Fax: +1
206-782-7191rebecca@ssc.com

email: rebecca@ssc.com

______________________

Rebecca Cassity is the General Manager of Linux Journal

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Re: Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awar

Anonymous's picture

Any reason why MySQL won? Just because it is the choice of the uneducated masses does not mean it should be the choice of the editors.

Re: Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awar

Anonymous's picture

Agree, Postgres is actually an "proper" SQL database.

MySQL is just MicrosoftAccess without the UI, when it comes to functionality

Re: Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awar

Anonymous's picture

I can think of three reasons from personal experiences using them both. MySQL exceeds postgresql in; ease of administration, driver support and availability of 3rd party software.

Postgresql might be the best RDBMS system from a technical point of view, but imo it falls short on the three issues I mention from a end-user point of view.

Re: Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awar

Anonymous's picture

Make that three...

When matching Open Source software head-to-head with proprietary offerings, why do we insist on starting what should be a "second string" database. Unless your only criteria is speed, Postgresql is a much better representative of what free software is capable of achieving.

Re: Linux Journal Announces Winners of 2002 Editors' Choice Awar

Anonymous's picture

I agree. With the exeption of replication, I cannot

see any reason to use mysql. postrgesql provides way more useful features, and is just as easy to use.

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