The Lunduke Journal of Technology
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openSUSE Linux Bans Teenagers
Rust Re-writes & Chesterton's Fence
Debian Linux Goes Full Reproducible (And What That Means)
Dirty Frag: Unfixed Root Exploit Makes All Linux Systems Vulnerable
Ask Lunduke: How Do You Tolerate The Yuckiness of Tech Every Day?
Islamic Terrorists End Attack on Ubuntu, Turn to Cloudflare
Why are Ubuntu & GNOME Obsessed with Making Software Worse?
ChatGPT on the Atari ST (Seriously)
Open Source has a Pedo Problem
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Exclusive: Lunduke Speaks to Islamic Hackers Attacking Ubuntu
KDE Board Member Says XLibre is "Fascist" and Cannot be Tolerated
Nix Fork Demands Contributors Support Multiple Personality Disorder
GTK2 Brought Back From the Dead
Ubuntu Linux Goes All-In on AI
"Open Source Exemption" to Colorado's Age Verification Law Would Not Include GPL
Ubuntu Hired Security Research Firm After Rust Re-writes Raised "Serious Concerns"
Debian Elects New DEI Focused Project Leader
Open Source Exemption Added to Colorado Age Verification Bill
Illinois Operating System Age Verification Law Passes House, Moves to Senate
Arch Linux Deletes XLibre Wiki Page, Cites "Code of Conduct"
NHS Vaccines at Risk from Chinese Fridge-Hackers
Red Hat Devs Forced to Use AI or "Find Another Job"
We Have the Full Text for the Federal OS Age Verification Bill
New Federal Law to Require Age Verification on All Operating Systems
Meet "Kit", Firefox's New Non-Binary Mascot
IBM Fined $17 Million by DOJ for Discriminatory DEI Policies
Michigan Lawmakers Withdraw Age Verification Bill
The Worst Software Engineering Mistake: Deciding to Rewrite the Code from Scratch
EFF Leaves X Because... TikTok is Better for Abortions?
Anthropic & Linux Foundation Sitting in a Tree...
The Case for 486 Support in Linux (And Everywhere Else)
Rust Coreutil Re-Write Dev Says Project "So Subpar I Don't Even Have Words"
If Memory Safety is The Goal Rust is Not The Solution
The Woke Software Tracker
Ubuntu Now Has Higher System Requirements Than Windows
Happy Trans Day of Visibility from KDE, GNOME, GTK, & Elementary
Celebrating holidays? Nah. Some of the largest Linux projects just want you to stare at "Trans" people.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
MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating System to Ship Age Verification
The just released 4.0.4 version of the FreeBSD derived Operating System includes "aged", new system wide daemon for handling age verification and attestation. Not an April Fools Joke.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
ZorinOS Makes Firm No Age Verification Statement, MX Linux Says They Will "Wait on Court Challenge"
Popular Linux distributions continue to take wildly different approaches to handling Age Verification.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
Framework Sponsors KDE & XFCE, Drops GNOME
Framework Computer continues to expand the number of Open Source projects it financially supports, but GNOME (who said Framework had "Hitler Particles") is no longer on that list.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
CachyOS Mod Blames Censorship on Lunduke's Time Traveling Racist Radicals
Plus: CachyOS continues to dodge questions regarding Age Verification while attacking those who ask about 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
CachyOS Censors "Radicals" Opposed to Age Verification
In response to concerns about Age Verification features in SystemD, the CachyOS team says, "If you don’t want to use SystemD find another distribution," tells users to "STOP being radical".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
Michigan OS Age Verification Law Supported by Democrats & Republicans
Michigan's proposed Age Verification law would apply to all Operating Systems (including Linux), and would require commercial Age Verification.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
Slackware Says No to Age Verification, But Fedora Linux Says Yes
Two very different reactions to Age Verification. One says, "I doubt these laws would survive a challenge." While the other says, "It's a matter of hopefully, just adopting a standard API."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
Arch Linux Says Opposing Age Verification is Code of Conduct Violation
"They don't like someone they consider as part of the [Arch Linux] core dev teams being called out like that. What you did broke the Arch Linux CoC."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
SystemD Forked to Remove Age Verification
Plus: Developer who added Age Verification features to SystemD speaks to Lunduke.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
GrapheneOS & FreeDOS Join the "No Age Verification" List
From Omarchy Linux to Devuan, the number of Open Source Operating Systems refusing to implement Age Verification continues to grow.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
United Kingdom Fines 4chan £520,000, 4chan Responds with Godzilla Sized Hamster
4chan's Lawyer: "The United Kingdom lost the American Revolutionary War ... stop sending Americans stupid letters and acknowledge the sovereignty of the United States."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
SystemD Root Access Exploit Found, Devuan Team Calls SystemD "Unicorn Sh*t"
"Yet another high severity systemd bug in Ubuntu. Let us wish all Devuan users a wonderful day out with their family, instead of shoveling unicorn sh*t."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
Systemd Adds Age Verification & r/Linux Censors Age Verification Posts
Plus: Which Open Source Operating Systems plan to include Age Verification? The Lunduke Journal compiles a list.Does It Age Verify?:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerifyMore 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