The Lunduke Journal of Technology

GNOME publishes an official FAQ which states visually impaired users are "concern trolls", "Xorg development has halted", "Happy Pride Month", and "Free Palestine". More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Al generated content, posted (without review) to accounts being followed by bots, which like and reply with Al generated comments. Welcome to the future. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

And we've got the first screenshot of a Linux distro (OpenMandriva) running the Xorg fork! Plus: XLibre is coming to BSD as well. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Phoronix spent the last few years praising the X11Libre developer. Now that Red Hat has decided that dev (and project) is evil, Phoronix is now attacking it. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Red Hat does not want you to know that X Windows still exists, but Devuan & OpenMandriva support X11Libre. Plus: KiCad dev shares why Wayland is not ready. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

So many components of modern computers were created not just years ... but decades ago. Maybe that's a good thing? More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Wordpress, Riot Games, Apple, GNOME, & SEGA all are promoting Pride Month 2025. But Microsoft has gone all-in on Trans Activism and Pride. To the extreme. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Let's look back over the biggest DEl & Woke Policy stories, within the Tech Industry, to see if "Jews" actually were behind them (as some say). More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

A large portion of the people in "Open Source" -- including Red Hat -- have been moving, rather dramatically, away from some of the core ideals of "Open Source". More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

In The Register's article about XLibre (the Xorg fork), roughly 50% was virtue signalling about Vaccines and Social Justice. What's really horrible: This was one of their better articles. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

On June 5th, XLibre (Xorg fork) was announced. Red Hat immediately worked to suppress it. 3 days later, GNOME dropped Xorg. 2 days after that, Ubuntu Xorg as well. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Both Mozilla Pocket and Orbit are shutting down with the potential loss of more than 80% of the Firefox makers funding coming in August. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Immediately following news of the Xorg fork (Libre), the developer was banned by FreeDesktop and Red Hat mass closed hundreds of past Xorg merge requests. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The XLibre fork of the ubiquitous open source X11 implementation, Xorg, plans first release with "about 3,000 commits" and no "DEI". More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

As part of a GNOME puff piece, a Tech Journalist for a Free and Open Source publication went on an unhinged attack on all things "Lunduke". And GNOME promoted it. The Article: https://fossforce.com/2025/06/gnomes-new-director-tackles-funding-pride-and-prejudice/ More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Across all major platforms -- X, Twitch, YouTube, Reddit etc. -- they vilify and encourage violence against Jews. Then the violence occurs. From Leftist Activists to the "Woke Right", when should they be censored? More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack...

The GNOME Project and Foundation is obsessed with Lunduke. In a creepy, unhealthy way. With several posts that are clearly libelous and extremely vulgar. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Software needs to stop trying to be so dang fancy. Simple is almost always better. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

In Unrelated News: Nearly 30 Million user accounts leaked in two massive data breaches. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

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Linux Format Magazine ends publication after 25 years - joining Linux Journal, Ubuntu User, Maximum Linux and many other now-dead Linux publications. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

It's 2025. And this Leftist Tech Conference (BSDCan, sponsored by Netflix and Apple) is requiring medical grade masks. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Game & Geek Expo bans conservatives. KDE conference (aKademy") invites activists who encourage firebombing cars and murdering Jewish journalists. This is the state of Nerd Fests. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

One month is not enough "PRIDE" for the GNOME Foundation. The Open Source Desktop Environment wants PRIDE Month to be "5 or 6 weeks long".... and has already started. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The classic DOS text editor has returned! Sort of. And it's written in Rust. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe