Gondolyr provides context:

> I wanted to provide my "other" picks as well as provide more detail for some of my other picks as well.
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> Best Text Editor?
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> Helix
>  - https://helix-editor.com
>  - A Vim- and Kakoune-inspired CLI text editor.
>  
> I personally feel that the default keybindings are more intuitive than Vim. It's easy to configure and get proper syntax highlighting as well as linting installed. The theme system has a lot of options and while it's not special, I chose a theme that looks like the default VS Code theme for its contrast. The thing that really got me into using this daily is the help prompts that appear when you start an action; say you use `:` (like in Vim), a tooltip appears and not only lists the options that are available, but what they do as well as any shorthand versions (':w' as well as ':write').
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> Best Linux Hardware?
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> I went with the Steam Deck because it has brought the most number of Linux devices to a mainstream (or normie) audience. The Raspberry Pi has shipped more units than the Steam Deck but the Steam Deck appears to be changing people's perspective on how usable Linux is. A common thing I hear within my circle is that people stick with Windows pretty much for the games. I think this has changed at least some people's minds and the Linux marketshare on Steam is climbing higher and higher. Time will tell if people will be adventurous enough to try other distros but it's a start.
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> I had strongly considered the Framework laptop for its openness and repairability, however, it comes with Windows by default and I still think is outshined by the Steam Deck as far as Linux is concerned.
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> The HP DevOne was also an honorable consideration for me because a mainstream brand is putting forth a Linux-first model. I am one of those believers that having Linux installed on a device by default will get more people trying it as many do not change what's installed by default.
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> Best Open Source Project?
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> I went with Proton for the same reasons as I did for the Steam Deck. There are other ones that can be strongly considered like the Linux Kernel itself, though I chose my pick mostly for the visibility of the Proton project and how many people have taken notice of it. The Linux Kernel has made significant additions and improvement such as adding the first part of Rust support but most people probably won't care about this. The reason I made visibility as big of a factor I did this year is because I feel that with a larger userbase, the feedback loop will be greater and thus will benefit everyone with the incentive to improve the community being stronger.
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> Best Newcomer Project?
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> I couldn't think of a single one but I ultimately went with Tauri (https://tauri.studio) because of the potential it has to disrupt the monopoly Electron has in app development. Tauri has had major milestones this year, particularly reaching 1.0 (https://tauri.app/blog/2022/06/19/tauri-1-0/), and it doesn't appear the development team has slowed down. My biggest issue with Electron is that it puts too many eggs into one basket: a vulnerability in Chrome/Chromium means that Electron apps are usually vulnerable as well. Not to mention that not every Electron app updates its web engine at the same time. On top of the security risk, it has an issue with its large binary sizes and often high resource usage. Tauri appears to be addressing those issues and time will tell if people will adopt this new project.