The Lunduke Journal Forum (How to Gain Access)
Accounts on the official Lunduke Journal forum are only available for full subscribers to The Lunduke Journal (that’s you). ⌘ Read more

Fedora-based Linux Distro Goes on a Ban Party
Universal Blue - a Fedora-based Linux project - bans their most active forum user for questioning political activism, deleting all criticism. ⌘ Read more

Grummz: Wokeness & DEI in Video Games & Open Source
The Team Lead of World of Warcraft (Mark Kern, aka “Grummz”) on DEI, Wokeness, & Censorship in the Video Game and Computer industry. ⌘ Read more

Great Tech Industry Survey of 2025
Help answer the most pressing questions within the world of computing, ranging from technical to political. ⌘ Read more

The Great Tech Demographic Survey of 2025
There are a lot of questions we don’t have good answers for. ⌘ Read more

Gaming Linux Distro Targets Children with Trans Cartoons
Bazzite – a Fedora Linux based OS focused on gaming – created a “Transgendered Bi-Sexual” cartoon mascot cartoon targeted at children. ⌘ Read more

Open Source is Anti-Free Speech
The first instinct, in almost every Open Source & Linux organization - From GNOME to Arch, NixOS to openSUSE - is to censor. ⌘ Read more

Is Arch Linux Woke? Looks like it: Forum Censors Mentions of “Lunduke”, Discord Goes on Lockdown
Following Arch Linux Discord voting to ban “links to X / Twitter” & death threats towards a journalist, all official Arch Linux channels begin mass censorship campaign. ⌘ Read more

Red Hat Adding AI to Fedora Linux & GNOME
Red Hat’s Director of Desktop, outlines plans for 2025: “Big item on our list is looking at ways Fedora can make use of Artificial Intelligence” from IBM. ⌘ Read more

Arch Linux Discord: “I think we should kill Lunduke”
How does the Arch Linux Discord server respond to me covering their plan to “Ban Links to X”? By threatening to murder me. ⌘ Read more

The Most Important Tech News of January 2025 (That Only The Lunduke Journal Covered)
H1-B Visas, Non-Woke Operating Systems, Facebook ending DEl, Memory Leaking Rust, Godot Went Woke Went Broke, Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, & more. ⌘ Read more

Arch Linux Discord Voting to Ban Links to X / Twitter (Because “Nazis”)
Following Debian’s lead, the Arch community is preparing to take a stand against Elon Musk, Conservatives, & X. And they’re banning anyone who disagrees. ⌘ Read more

Trump & Elon Force Government Programmers to Disable DEI Language Chat Bot
Plus: US Government Devs are quickly deleting DEl material off GitHub, let’s see what they’re removing. (Spoiler: It’s super racist and ridiculous!) ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation Makes Statement About Banning Russian Programmers (3 Months Late)
“It is disappointing that the open source community cannot operate independently of international sanctions programs,” says Linux Foundation. ⌘ Read more

Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, Leaves X.com
Reasons for leaving X include “Elon Musk”, “Diversity”, “Fake News”, & “Gender”. ⌘ Read more

The Birth of a New Tech Myth: “Facebook Says Linux is Malware!”
We are witnessing a new “Computer Myth” being created before our eyes, as several “Tech News” outlets repeat a false statement about Facebook & Linux. ⌘ Read more

DeepSeek is Copying Existing Al Data, Censoring Results, and Collecting Your Data for China
What do you get when you train your Al on an existing (error-filled) Al, censor it on behalf of a Communist government, and data mine your users? ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Blizzard Artist Calls For Murder of Trump Voters
“Kill your local MAGA,” says Activision Blizzard video game artist. ⌘ Read more

No, Facebook is Not Censoring “Linux”, Only “DistroWatch”.
Facebook is flagging and censoring links to DistroWatch.com as “malware”. ⌘ Read more

Jack Dorsey Keynote Cancelled After Protest Threat by Child Porn Enthusiast, Extreme Leftist
“Billionaires are not welcome at FOSDEM,” says Child Porn Enthusiast, Drew DeVault. ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation’s Mandatory DEI Training
Lunduke takes the “Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation” certification, which focuses on BLM, Pronouns, Critical Race Theory, Micro-Inequities, and DEl. ⌘ Read more

Linux Distro Declared “Non-Woke”, Causing New Users & Interest to Skyrocket
While “Woke” Linux Distributions (like openSUSE) are struggling to survive, interest in OpenMandriva - a non-Woke Open Source project - is exploding. ⌘ Read more

Godot Game Engine Went Woke… And Lost $160,000 Per Year.
A few months ago, the Open Source Godot Game Engine enacted a mass “cleansing” of Non-Woke supporters. Then their monthly donations dropped by over 25%. ⌘ Read more

Tech Journalists Rally in Support of Racism and Sexism in Big Tech
“Save me from rich, white men,” declares the Tech Journalists in response to some Big Tech firms decreasing racist DEl spending. ⌘ Read more

Apple Begs Shareholders to Let Them Continue Illegal DEl Policies
On February 25th, Apple Shareholders will vote on ending the company’s illegal DEl policies. ⌘ Read more

1980’s Computers on the Modern Internet with FujiNet
Because the Apple Il, 8 Bit Atari, Tandy Color Computer, and DOS PCs all deserve to be Online. ⌘ Read more

Will The Linux Foundation Purchase Chrome?
The courts are primed to force Google to sell Chrome, & Google is preparing by setting up a “Chrome” organization within The Linux Foundation. ⌘ Read more

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No ads. No corporate money. No Big Tech influence. Support the last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Nerdy Q & A - Jan 13, 2025
A few of the questions asked in today’s show: ⌘ Read more

Massive Memory Leaks in System76’s Cosmic Desktop (Written in “Memory Safe” Rust)
Plus: Hyprland developer weighs in, “No, I don’t think it’s beta ready :P” ⌘ Read more

Meta: Ending DEl, Ending “Fact Checking”, Allowing LGBT Criticism & Vaccine Skepticism
Facebook employees “in meltdown” over changes which allow people to say “LGBT are mentally ill”. ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation Launches Pay-to-Play, Inclusive “Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers”
Because doing something about “Linux” just isn’t the Linux Foundation’s style. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Retro DOS BBS is On-Line
Free to use, Telnet BBS: A shrine to 1990s BBS gaming. TradeWars 2002, Legend of the Red Dragon, & More. ⌘ Read more

Review: OpenMandriva Rolling Linux Distro
A Non-Woke, Truly Independent, Big-Tech-Free, Linux OS focused on the code instead of politics? Yes, please! ⌘ Read more

US Government Bans Linux Foundation from Doing Business with Tencent, Huawei
In 2024, Biden banned Linux from working with Russian programmers. ⌘ Read more

Anti-Conservative openSUSE Linux Spends December Begging for Board Candidates, Finds None
Back in early December, openSUSE delayed their elections after failing to find Board Member candidates. ⌘ Read more

OpenMandriva : The Non-Woke Linux Distro?
“We don’t do DEI (or DIE, as we prefer to call it),” says OpenMandriva President. ⌘ Read more

Are There Any Non-Woke Operating Systems?
Windows, macOS, Linux… they’re all woke. What’s left? ⌘ Read more

H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea?
Elon Musk is for the H-1B visa. But is it a good thing for the Software Industry? ⌘ Read more

Employees Speak Out: Google, Apple, Microsoft, & Intel Discriminate Against White Men
“I’d love to hire you, but, unfortunately, you’re a white male.” ⌘ Read more

Dead Internet Theory is Facebook’s New Business Model
Al Bots will soon have profile pictures & bios, “exist on [Facebook], kind of in the same way that accounts do.” ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Research Funds “Pronouns in Software” Study
After encouraging “Gender Transitioning” children, Microsoft is doubling down on DEl with new “Research” study and new animated video about Trans pronouns in software. ⌘ Read more

Bluesky Bans Lunduke For Having Common Views
After a month of internal debates, Bluesky decided to perma-ban Lunduke at 9pm on the Friday after Christmas. ⌘ Read more

Wikipedia Spends $31 Million on “Racial Equity” in 2024
Wikimedia Foundation now has $286 Million in assets, spends 10x more on “Equity” than server hosting. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Dec 8 - Dec 21, 2024)
Linux Foundation Lowers Linux Spending! IBM, Red Hat, & Mozilla Discrimination Lawsuits! ChatGPT Can’t Say Lunduke! ⌘ Read more

Google Tells Courts How Google Should Be Punished (and Tried to Hide it)
Released Friday before Christmas – the ideal time to hide any announcement – in response to losing an antitrust suit, Google proposes no real changes to their company or search business. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
“Mozilla has shifted much of its work toward Al” as funds directed towards African “Digital Justice”, “Queer Youth Inclusion”, & “Digital Activism for Young Feminists”. ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT Can Not Say “Bryan Lunduke”
Move over David Mayer, Lunduke joins the list of names which OpenAl will not display. Here’s how this was accomplished. ⌘ Read more

The real “Year of The Linux Desktop”…
I know. ⌘ Read more

Wordpress Contributors Must Now Agree That “Pineapple is Delicious on Pizza’
The Wordpress v. WP Engine legal battle just took a detour into… food. ⌘ Read more

openSUSE Unable to Find Board Candidates After Banning Conservatives
Over the last 2 years the famous Linux project has attacked and mass-banned non-Leftists. Now there’s nobody left to run openSUSE. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Lawsuit from Former Executive Gets Jury Trial Date
The former “CEO-to-be” will get his day in court against the Firefox maker… but not until a few months after Mozilla loses 80%+ of their revenue. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Quest - December 16, 2024
We all do it. ⌘ Read more

No. 2025 Won’t Be The Year of The Linux Desktop.
Programmers banned. Bankruptcy & Funding problems. Lawsuits galore. 2024 was the worst year for Linux. Ever. And 2025 isn’t going to save us. ⌘ Read more

DRM-Free, Downloadable Media is a Good Thing
The Lunduke Journal adds DRM-free MP4 downloads to the many ways to enjoy the show (Locals, YouTube, X, Rumble, Facebook, Patreon, & Podcast feeds). ⌘ Read more

3 Anti-White Discrimination Lawsuits Pending Against IBM & Red Hat
One year after the explosive IBM & Red Hat leaks, we look at each lawsuit… ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Quest - December 13, 2024
We, as nerds, are all one people. ⌘ Read more

The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)
Blu-Ray is dead - everyone from Sony to LG is ceasing production – with no physical media alternative to take its place. ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
Plus: Skyrocketing revenue, and no mention of “Diversity” or “Climate Change”. Which, for The Linux Foundation, is quite weird. ⌘ Read more

Al “Slop” Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects
“Low-quality, spammy, and LLM hallucinated security reports” taking time away from real bugs and features. ⌘ Read more

Inaccurate Computing: AI, Quantum, & The Error-Filled Future
Traditional, binary computing is built on extreme accuracy and consistency. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Lessening TPM Requirement for Windows 11?
One week after doubling down on the TPM requirement, Microsoft lightens up. ⌘ Read more

GNOME & KDE Team Up on Paid Flathub Software Store
GNOME broke and doing layoffs, KDE searching for revenue, & an ill-fated App Store project. ⌘ Read more

$10 Off Yearly, & Discounted Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions
Available through end of day Monday, December 9th. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024)
Codes of Conduct! ChatGPT Insanity! KDE Gets Naggy! Firefox Activists! ⌘ Read more

The “Code of Conduct” Must Die
The “CoC” concept has done more harm than good, weaponized against people in Linux, NixOS, Python, C++, openSUSE, Godot, and many other organizations. ⌘ Read more

Firefox Maker Rebrands as “Global Crew of Activists”
Mozilla, facing the loss of 80% of their income and mass layoffs, pays for expensive rebranding. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke v. ChatGPT - “Cease Making Defamatory Statements”
Will OpenAl cease making false, libelous statements? If not… why not? ⌘ Read more

KDE Goes Nagware (And Income Skyrocketed)
The K Desktop Environment now has a popup which asks users for donations. ⌘ Read more

Notepad++ Has “Anti-Elon Musk” Release
Marketing software using extreme political stances is becoming increasingly common. What will the result be? More from ⌘ Read more

The Quest to Remove My Name From ChatGPT
ChatGPT says Lunduke: is a Trans-Man, has a husband named Evan, has club feet, advocates for DEl policies, and (worst of all) loves Windows 11. ⌘ Read more

Solved: Why ChatGPT Will Not Say “David Mayer”
This mystery is pretty much solved (or, at least, close enough). ⌘ Read more

Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out
Andrew Tomazos, banned from the C++ Standards Group for using the word “Question” in a technical document, shares his story. ⌘ Read more

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Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024)
C++ Bans Devs! Linux Bans Devs! Elementary’s DEI Marketing! Microsofts “Dark Patterns”! ⌘ Read more

Google Accuses Microsoft of “Dark Patterns” with Edge Browser on Windows
To make this case, they’ve formed the “Browser Choice Alliance” with Opera & Vivaldi. ⌘ Read more

Deno v. Oracle: JavaScript Trademark Dispute
Legal action seeks to cancel Oracle’s “JavaScript” trademark, which it renewed fraudulently and has abandoned. ⌘ Read more

elementary OS 8 is the DEI Linux Distro
“Take that fascists!” says elementary OS founder, Daniel Fore. ⌘ Read more

Linux Code of Conduct Board Officially Bans Developer for “Insufficient” Groveling
All code changes from beaches developer will be rejected for Linux Kernel 6.13. ⌘ Read more

C++ Standards Contributor Banned For Using Word “Question”
A pattern of prominent developers banned from programming projects for insane reasons. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 10 - Nov 23, 2024)
Mozilla Nearing EOL, Linux CoC Insanity, Red Hat Ditching Linux for AI, & … Pokémon Go? ⌘ Read more

Firefox Has 9 Months of Income Left (Possibly Less)
Also: Will Google be forced to sell off Android (when they sell off Chrome)? We’ll know next August. ⌘ Read more

Linux Code of Conduct Board Blocks File System Changes
A code change for new bcachefs features is being blocked not for technical reasons… but a CoC dispute. Seriously. ⌘ Read more

The Pokemon Go Spying Conspiracy Theory? Yeah. It’s Verified.
Pokemon Go using your phone camera to build a CIA-backed 3D Map AI system. ⌘ Read more

DOJ: Google Must Sell Off Chrome
And that’s only one impact of Google being officially ruled a monopoly. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla’s “Dreams” Do Not Include Firefox … or Even Web Browsing
A survey about Mozilla’s future doesn’t mention Firefox… but it does have 8 gender options. ⌘ Read more

Red Hat: Linux is the Past, AI is the Future
Red Hat CEO says “Al needs to be everywhere”, purchases Al company. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2024)
Gimp 3.0! NOTEPAD.EXE AI! Mozilla Layoffs! ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Hosts “Feminist, Decolonial, LGBTQIA+, Climate Justice using Al” Event
After laying off 30% of their staff, Mozilla Foundation flies to a Zambian resort to promote Marxism & anti-Capitalism. ⌘ Read more

Four Months After The NixOS “Nazi Purge”
4 Months After “Purge”, NixOS Team Continues to Discriminate & Alienate Contributors. ⌘ Read more

The Great Lunduke Journal November Fundraiser
Without The Lunduke Journal, many Tech stories would never be told. And you make that possible. ⌘ Read more

Notepad.exe Goes AI
Microsoft is adding Artificial Intelligence to Notepad and Paint. Because they hate you. ⌘ Read more

GIMP 3.0 RC Released!
20 years after the release of GIMP 2.0, version 3 has a “Release Candidate” available! ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Foundation Mass Layoffs, Axes Advocacy
With nosediving marketshare, upcoming loss of Google funding, & a shift to advertising… this was inevitable. ⌘ Read more

Will Voting Machines Get Hacked? Almost Certainly.
Huge number of targets, high value, & many exploits makes voting related hacking a certainty. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Oct 20 - Nov 2, 2024)
Linux v. Russia! Internet Archive Weirdness! RISC OS Web Browsing! ⌘ Read more

Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1
Big Tech’s war against “sideloading” continues. With Microsoft and Google not far behind. ⌘ Read more

25% of Google Code is AI Generated
Layoffs, lack of pay raises for engineers, but they’re not replacing programmers with Al. Wink wink. ⌘ Read more

Wayback Machine & Google Website Cache Go Offline Weeks Before 2024 Election
With a Presidential election days away, the biggest ways to record online statements are conspicuously broken. ⌘ Read more

Long Term Linux Maintainer Banned After Protesting Removal of Russian Programmers
Plus: Linux Kernel devs share Lunduke Journal video in attempt to make sense of anti-Russian programmer policy. ⌘ Read more