The Lunduke Journal of Technology

Wayland has been the default for several years on the largest Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.), yet Wayland usage has actually decreased since 2024.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 team for the Bazaar Linux App Store for GNOME rejects multiple code changes, for non-LGBT themes, as “racist”. Calls Lunduke a “Nazi” and suggests “we beat this guy with hammers”.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 employees, & other Open Source leaders, promote theory that “MAGA/Linux” agents are using concepts like “tolerance” and “everybody is welcome” as weapons. 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

November was absolutely insane at The Lunduke Journal . My favorite two shows of the month are definitely my interviews with DHH and 4chan’s Lawyer . If you haven’t seen those yet, I highly suggest them. But the biggest, most widely viewed show of the month was (drumroll please)… * Installing Linux Software Just Got More... Gay Speaking of “widely viewed”… thanks to all of you, The Lunduke Journal...

Bazaar, a new Linux App store for GNOME includes the ability to apply LGBT themes. And ONLY LGBT themes. Plus... you can’t get rid of them. 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

X’s new feature reveals where the bots & anti-Jewish posts come from (hint: Not the USA). Plus: Would it makes sense to offer a “Mute This Country” feature? 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 GRANITE Act has been filed in the state of Wyoming. And The Lunduke Journal got an early copy of the bill which fights censorship of Americans by foreign governments. 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

“[Diversity & Inclusion] is just gone and not mentioned. Like it never existed,” said one Microsoft employee. 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

Gatekeeping. Discrimination. Whatever you call it, the Leftist Activists within Tech have a message for anyone who disagrees with them: “You are not welcome here!”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

53 days after Cloudflare announced that their service was now “more secure” because they had ported it to Rust... an error in their Rust code caused a massive outage. 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

“I am one of those ‘woke communists’ you worry about,” says Linux founder, Linus Torvalds. Plus: Why Free and Open Source Software is neither Socialist nor Communist. 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

First Python refused to stop discriminatory policies & turned down $1.5 Million from the US Government. Now they have launched the “Python is for EVERYONE” campaign... but they don’t actually mean “everyone”.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/s...

Al Chatbots officially allowed for all aspects of Linux Kernel development. “Kernel contributors have been using [Al tools] to generate contributions for a long time.”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 Lunduke Journal’s YouTube channel has been shadow banned, suspended, and demonetized more times than I can count. But, hey, big round numbers are cool.50% off. Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime Subs. Through Nov 19th: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/interviews-youtube-silver-award-thingy More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...

Jeff Atwood (co-founder of Stack Overflow & Discourse), appears to make a public threat against Omarchy & Ruby on Rails founder, DHH. Threats of violence are a pattern among Open Source Leftists. 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

Ubuntu is now shipping with Rust based replacements of core utilities (sudo, date, du, etc.). And the steady stream of bugs, missing functionality, and security vulnerabilities continues. 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

Preston Byrne, the attorney representing both 4chan and Kiwi Farms, talks with Lunduke about Ofcom and the United Kingdom’s censorship campaign against Americans. 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

David Heinemeier Hansson (aka “DHH”, the creator of Ruby on Rails & Omarchy Linux), talks with Lunduke about Linux “selling out”, what a “distro” is, & the attacks from activists within 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

GNOME OS Team says Framework “supports Fascist and Racist s***heads”, “does not feel comfortable in further collaboration”. GNOME Board wants to talk to groups “reconsidering working with Framework”.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

Debian Linux and Ubuntu are forcing adoption of Rust at core levels of the system. Considering the large numbers of Leftist Extremist Activists among Rust developers... can that software be trusted? 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

Devuan’s Code of Conduct: “We accept everyone’s contributions, we don’t care if you’re liberal or conservative, black or white, straight or gay, or anything in between!” 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

After turning down $1.5 Million from the US Government as an act of DEI Virtue Signalling, the Python Software Foundation reveals that they have a $1.4 Million deficit, with only 6 months of money left. 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/subscr...

APT, Debian’s package manager also used by Ubuntu, to have a hard Rust requirement. Debian may “sunset” ports (such as PowerPC & m68k) which are not fully supported by 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

The stories from The Lunduke Journal are continuing to spread further and further with each passing month. Thanks to all of you, The Lunduke Journal stories (including videos, audio podcasts, and articles) were seen (or heard) 12.9 Million times in October. Subscriptions are up. “Views” are way up. This is the kind of growth Big Tech funded Tech News can only dream of (at a time when the “Mainstre...

SUSE, in a race with Red Hat to add Al features nobody wants, has added “Al-powered administration” to Linux servers. Which definitely won’t make John Connor happy. 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