Bryan Lunduke

The Lunduke Journal of Technology

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Bryan Lunduke

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Technology

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Latest episode

Oct 13, 2026

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Episodes

Slackware Tests Replacing Xorg with XLibre 15.06.2026

The oldest actively maintained Linux distro now includes XLibre in their official builds, and is testing removing Xorg entirely. Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted 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 acces...

Rust-Based Malware Hits 1.4% of Arch User Repository 14.06.2026

The data stealing code compromised over 1,500 packages in the Arch Linux User Repository, making use of Rust, Systemd, NodeJS, & Bun. Grab a Discounted Lifetime Sub & Get on The Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted 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 t...

Godot Game Engine Promotes Extreme, Pro-Trans "Pronoun Palace" Game 13.06.2026

The Open Source game engine, which previously held mass bannings of non-Woke users, is promoting a game with child sex changes and promotion of "sex work".Grab a Discounted Lifetime Sub & Get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscr...

GNOME in Damage Control Mode After Revelations from Ex Board Member 12.06.2026

Following reports of corruption, from an ousted Board member, the GNOME Foundation censors discussions, blames "well-known bad actors and grifters".Grab a Discounted Lifetime Sub & Get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

Proton Mail Apologizes for Sponsoring "Far Right French YouTuber" 11.06.2026

Activists on Reddit attacked Proton Mail for advertising with a YouTuber accused of "far-right positioning". Proton quickly caved to the mob and apologized. Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

Ex Board Member Reveals Corruption & Dysfunction at GNOME Foundation 10.06.2026

Unpaid invoices. Threats. Secret bannings of Elected Board Members. Non-Disparagement Agreements. "Hiding crucial information about staff".Grab a Discounted Lifetime Subscription & Get on The Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

AI Generated Patches to Linux Kernel Hits New Record High 09.06.2026

8% of all code submissions to the Linux Kernel are now Al generated. Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/behold-the-win-2k-and-mac-system 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

Linux Logos on Racecars 08.06.2026

The Omarchy Linux logo is on a Le Mans racecar, driven by the project founder. Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/behold-the-win-2k-and-mac-system 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

XLibre Turns One Year Old 07.06.2026

"XLibre is the most actively developed community-maintained X11 display server."Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/behold-the-win-2k-and-mac-system 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

Win2K & Mac System 1 Walls! 07.06.2026

Supporters of The Lunduke Journal have now filled up 8 retro computer themed walls! Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/behold-the-win-2k-and-mac-system 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

Microsoft Adopts Rust CoreUtils Clone... for Windows (Not a Joke) 05.06.2026

Those increasingly buggy, not yet complete, Rust clones of the GNU CoreUtils? The ones Ubuntu ships? Microsoft is now officially maintaining them for Windows. Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...

Linux App Store Bans Software Touched by AI in Any Way 04.06.2026

Flathub Team: "Applications containing Al-generated or Al-assisted code, documentation, or other content are not allowed."Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted 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 episo...

Microsoft to Brick Office 2019 for Mac 04.06.2026

On July 13th, Microsoft plans to intentionally disable all purchased copies of Office 2019 for Mac. Even though these were "permanent" licenses. Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

Rust Re-Write of GNU CoreUtils Has New, Even Buggier Release 02.06.2026

The 0.9 release of Uutils (the Rust clone of GNU CoreUtils shipped by Ubuntu), is now failing more tests, with more bugs, than the previous release. Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

KDE's New "Non-Binary" Mascot 02.06.2026

Meet "Kori". A "Non-Binary Pet Dragon", with "They / Them" pronouns, who will be "presiding over" the Linux Desktop Environment's Pride Month celebrations. Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscr...

Over 2,000 AI Generated Linux Kernel Patches in the Last 45 Days 01.06.2026

The number of monthly Al / LLM generated code submissions to the Linux Kernel has increased by over 2,700% since February. Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted 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 epis...

AI + Rust = More Backdoors 30.05.2026

Have a goal of inserting undetected backdoors (and other exploits) into popular software? Rust & Al code generation are here to help.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribe...

Open Source Projects Banning AI, From QEMU to NetBSD 29.05.2026

While the Linux Kernel is becoming "Vibe Coded", other Open Source projects are outright banning all Al / LLM contributions. Including Haiku, OBS, Zig, & more.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...

Omarchy Linux 4 Mostly Written by AI 28.05.2026

"Being into open source and recoiling from vibe coding is a contradiction in terms," says the Ruby on Rails & Omarchy Linux creator.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscriber...

Flatpak 2: Rust Re-write, Requiring Wayland & Systemd 27.05.2026

According to The Linux Foundation, the Flatpak packaging system is being re-written in Rust, dropping X11 support, with hard requirements on Systemd and Wayland.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discu...

"Solaris" Lifetime Wall Almost Full! 27.05.2026

Last chance to get your name listed on the 7th Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Wall (aka "The Solaris Wall")! Retro themed Wall 8 about to debut.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...

"Rust is Going to Save Us" Says Linux Kernel Number 2 Guy 24.05.2026

The Maintainer of the Linux Kernel Stable Branch, Greg Kroah-Hartman, says, "We need more Rust Linux developers!"50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted 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...

System76 Built Replacement of Ubuntu Infra in Response to Islamic Terrorist Attacks 23.05.2026

Following the recent multi-day outage of Ubuntu servers, due to DDoS attacks from Islamic Terrorists, Linux hardware maker System76 has rolled their own infrastructure.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Linux Kernel is Now Vibe Coded 22.05.2026

Usage of AI (Claude, Codex, etc.) is exploding in the Linux world. At the current rate, the Linux Kernel will be predominantly developed using AI sometime this year.50% Off Yearly, & Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through May 31: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to d...

The Best Windows is Linux 20.05.2026

XLibre + XCE + Chicago95 + Wine + Steam. Faster, lighter, and better compatibility with Windows software than Windows 11.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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