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Mozilla. The Linux Foundation. The W3C. They seem to have forgotten what they exist to do.But the news isn't all bad. There is a little silver lining. A sliver of one, anyway. A silver sliver.Video version is available on Lunduke.Locals.com. In case you want to see what awesome shirt I’m wearing. Or how long my nose hairs are today. Related articles:Mozilla downplaying Firefox, moving into A.I.https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4671162/mozilla-downplaying-firefox-moving-into-a-iThe Linux Foundation has practically abandoned Linuxhttps://lunduke.locals.com/post/4666420/the-linux-foundation-has-practically-abandoned-linux 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

You can find every link for The Lunduke Journal (RSS Podcast Feed, Social Media, the works) right here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tmThe video version of this episode can be found here:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4620929/how-did-windows-2000-run-windows-3-1-software-lundukes-big-tech-show-september-22nd-2023 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

You can find every link for The Lunduke Journal (RSS Podcast Feed, Social Media, the works) right here:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm 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

Get the podcast version here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4575005/andreas-kling-creator-of-serenity-os-ladybird-web-browser-lunduke-s-big-tech-show-septembeThis episode is provided free for the world to enjoy and share.Be sure to subscribe at Lunduke.Locals.com for all the interviews, podcast episodes, and articles. All with zero ties to Big Tech. 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'm ridiculously excited about this. So I had to talk about it.Here's all the details on how to get the games, and how to get a 42% discount:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4568283/linux-tycoon-3-comes-to-android-gameboy-seriously Just be sure to sign up at Lunduke.Locals.com so you can get the discount! (And gain access to the Developer Journals when they publish in the coming days.) 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 joined today by Chris Titus -- Tech YouTube-inator, and software developer -- to talk about his quest to make Microsoft Windows far more enjoyable to use through his "Ultimate Windows Utility". A single application that fixes many of the shortcomings of Windows. Removing telemetry, debloating the system, and other such necessities.https://christitus.com/This episode is free for every nerd on Earth -- even those without a subscription to The Lunduke Journal. Feel free to share it with your friends.You can also grab the podcast over on Lunduke.Locals.com:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4530369/the-art-of-making-windows-tolerable-with-chris-titus-lunduke-s-big-tech-show-september-4thWant every new podcast as they come out — including the subscriber exclusives? Head to Lunduke.Locals.com. That’s where the fun happens. 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

This episode is free for the world to enjoy -- thanks to support from the truly awesome The Lunduke Journal community.Many major Tech organizations accept donations for one thing... then use that money for something completely different. Mozilla. Wikipedia. The Linux Foundation. It's... ridiculous.Be sure to read the Wiki Piggy Bank article first:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4458111/the-wiki-piggy-bank 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

This is one of the rare “free for everyone” episodes of The Lunduke Journal Podcast. Make sure you are subscribed over at Lunduke.Locals.com to get every episode.If you are reading this before the end of the day, Monday, August 14th… Lifetime Subscriptions are still available. All the details here:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4418222/the-lifetime-sub-option-has-been-a-huge-success 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

Massive drops in marketing budgets for podcast advertisers and sponsors. Dynamically inserted advertisements. Crypto-currency tipping and "value for value" systems. The whole world of professional podcasting is in a state of flux right now. And, since I've been through just about all of it, I give my thoughts on what works, what doesn't, and where I hope other podcasters go to find success.This is a very "inside baseball" sort of show. If you are interested in the business side of podcasting... this episode is for you. If not... listen anyway. Let my voice sooth you. 🤣I am making this episode publicly available in case some other podcasters find it helpful.You can also listen to this episode over on Lunduke.Locals.com. In fact, that is where 99% of the podcast episodes can be found. Everything is on Lunduke.Locals.com. Be sure you subscribe over there so you don’t miss out.Oh, side note! Some listeners mentioned that they missed the shows with no music and the beginning and end. So I am leaving out the music this week. Just for them. 😉 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'm putting every A.I. System on notice. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Bard, Microsoft's GitHub Copilot (and others)? You are are violating my copyright... and now violating my content license. And, yes, there are fines for that violation.Lunduke Declares War on A.I.:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4173404/lunduke-declares-war-on-a-iThe Lunduke Content Usage License:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4171092/the-lunduke-content-usage-license-1-0This is a rare, free, public episode of The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast. Be sure to subscribe at Lunduke.Locals.com to get every episodes — and to support my work. 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

NOTE: All future episodes will be published exclusively at Lunduke.Locals.com. Be sure to subscribe there so you don’t miss out on the nerdy goodness.Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - May 15th, 2023 - Episode 001Topics for today’s show includes:* Taking a stand against Artificial Intelligence.* Is 47% of Internet traffic just… bots?* Fedora Linux Project Manager among the mass Red Hat layoffs.* Tech layoffs for 2023 closing in on 200,000.* Layoffs last week at Microsoft, Stack Overflow, Akamai, and LinkedIn.* Asahi Linux goes to war against Xorg. And it’s very entertaining.* A brand new game (Zeta Wing 2) released for Commodore 64.New episodes, Monday through Thursday. Exclusively at Lunduke.Locals.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

All new articles and shows are being now published exclusively at Lunduke.Locals.com. Be sure to subscribe there so you don’t miss out on future articles, videos, and podcasts.* The Lunduke Journal is moving exclusively to Locals* Upcoming events on Locals* Discounts on Locals subscriptions — ends Monday!Here’s the big Locals discount details:* The Yearly Founding Member Subscription — Discounted to $75 for a full year. ($6.25 per month for three communities / publications? Awesome.)* The Lifetime Founding Member Subscription — Discounted to $120… for life. That’s insane. Never pay again and get access to every part of The Lunduke Journal forever.Both of these options provide full access to all three Locals publications / communities (and every single perk available — every book, video, podcast, article, etc. — on all of them):* Lunduke.Locals.com — the primary, Tech-focused community and publication.* NerdyEntertainment.Locals.com — focused on nerdy entertainment (TV, comics, books, etc.).* ConservativeNerds.Locals.com — the only place around here where politics is allowed.Just follow the instructions below. Super simple.Note: If you already have a Founding or Lifetime Subscription and have not already set up your Locals accounts… simply reach out to Lunduke and you’ll get setup lickety split.How to get the Founding Member subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Create an account (if you haven’t already).* Select the “Annual” option and enter $75 into the field.It will look something like this:How to get the Lifetime subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Select the “Give Once” option and enter $120 into the field.Once you’ve done that, Lunduke will set all of your accounts — on all three Locals sites — to full access. Easy peasy.Getting Started on LocalsOne you are all setup, head to the following post on Locals:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3979854/a-quick-locals-primer-for-the-new-folksThis will give you a handy, quick primer on where to find all of the subscriber benefits and some tips on how to make the most of your Locals experience.Then go here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3991870/how-to-find-every-exclusive-video-pdf-podcast-article-on-localsTo learn how to access all of the exclusive goodies on Locals. 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

Get all the details here:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3979659/serenity-os-week-beginsReminder: The Lunduke Journal is moving to Locals. Be sure to get your account on Locals soon so you don’t miss out on the fun! 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

Because the shift away from being a multi-site publication and community... to being exclusively on Locals warrants a podcast episode!More details here:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3977433/the-lunduke-journal-is-moving-exclusively-to-locals 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

This episode is made available for free to everyone. Most episodes — including last weeks show — are only for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal.In this very special episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show… we’ll tackle a big, giant pile of the biggest problems in modern computing. What they are and, even more importantly, how we can approach fixing them (or at least dealing with them). Some of the issues we tackle:* The right to repair (and upgrade) our hardware.* Ads plastered all over every website… and even our operating systems.* The vanishing freedom to install any software we want on our computers.* Surveillance and personal privacy.* The growing dependency on Internet connectivity for even the simplest tasks.* Big Tech influence on Tech Journalism.* Manipulation by “The Algorithm”.* Software bloat and lack of originality in modern software.Some easier to deal with than others. But all worth discussing.The totally awesome music you heard in this show is provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology.So many reasons to subscribe to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. Nerdy articles & podcasts every week. Plus…A dozen eBooks — Monthly PDF Magazine — Premium VideosOther handy links:* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Community Site* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast RSS Feed* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on iTunes* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on Spotify* On Twitter (@LundukeJournal 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

You know what really grinds my gears? When companies, organizations, and journalists actively (and knowingly) work to re-write (and memory hole) parts of history.Especially computer history.Just bugs me. And both Mozilla and the Open Source Initiative are guilty of doing exactly that. I need to vent.So many reasons to subscribe to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. Nerdy articles & podcasts every week. Plus…A dozen eBooks — Monthly PDF Magazine — Premium VideosOther handy links:* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Community Site* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast RSS Feed* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on iTunes* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on Spotify* On Twitter (@LundukeJournal 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

Buckle up, Buttercup! Prepare your earbuds for the biggest gosh darned Tech show ever to blast into your brain cavity!* Thrill! As Lunduke fills your brains with This Week in Computer History - including the very first Cell Phone call and the release of Windows 3.1.* Marvel! At Google reducing costs by cutting back on… staplers and muffins? (Seriously.)* Stand Astonished! At exploding USB Flash Drive Bombs.* Get All Twitterpated! When you hear about the great Apple Store Robbery of 2023. Miss Hour 1? It’s available right here.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* New James Bond from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Knikkerbakker from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* You Make My Dreams from the album “Musings on Mars" by Pete Mitchell & Bill Zappia* Enter The Dragon from the album “NMK III" by No More KingsMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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

Buckle up, Buttercup! Prepare your earbuds for the biggest gosh darned Tech show ever to blast into your brain cavity!* Thrill! As Lunduke geeks out about a RISC-V Linux tablet.* Marvel! At the idea of a Linux laptop with a customizable keyboard.* Stand Astonished! At the lawsuit that could bring down the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine.* Get All Twitterpated! When Lunduke examines the wild war brewing between Substack, Twitter, and other On-Line publishers and social media sites.Coming up in to Hour 2 of the show: The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* Tricky from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Our House from the album “Cover to Cover vol 1" by Pete Mitchell* Land Down Under from the album “Musings on Mars" by Pete Mitchell & Bill Zappia* New James Bond from the album “NMK III" by No More KingsMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including Hour 2 of today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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

Buckle up, Buttercup! Prepare your earbuds for the biggest gosh darned Tech show ever to blast into your brain cavity!* Thrill! As Lunduke freaks out about modular laptops from Framework.* Marvel! At Microsoft filling Windows up with annoying advertisements.* Stand Astonished! As Lunduke gawks at Tech Layoffs breaking (yet another) record.* Get All Twitterpated! While Lunduke laughs at the absurdity of “Smart Curbs”.Tune in to Hour 2 of the show where Lunduke talks about Linux video game history, some cool Classic Mac news, dives into some funky computer history (that you probably didn’t know about), and takes questions from all of you… and even answers a few.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* New James Bond from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* You Make My Dreams from the album “Musings on Mars" by Pete Mitchell & Bill Zappia* The Living Dead from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Our House from the album “Cover to Cover vol 1" by Pete MitchellMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including Hour 2 of today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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

Buckle up, Buttercup! Prepare your earbuds for the biggest gosh darned Tech show ever to blast into your brain cavity!* Thrill! As Lunduke regales you with stories about the great Gordon Moore!* Marvel! At a Linux powered, ride-able, mechanical spider!* Stand Astonished! As Lunduke takes questions from all of you amazing nerds!* Get All Twitterpated! When Lunduke tells you how to convince people to use Linux… without bringing up that whole “Free Software” mishegoss.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* Keep Smiling At Trouble by Al Jolson, B. G. De Sylva, and Lewis E. Gensler* You Make My Dreams Come True from the album “Musings on Mars" by Pete Mitchell & Bill Zappia* Knickerbaker from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Bad, Bad Leroy Brown from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Our House from the album “Cover to Cover vol. 1” by Pete MitchellMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.Music from Al Jolson (et al) is in the Public Domain. But Al Jolson is awesome.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology.It is, to coin a phrase, so choice. 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 flood of questions from all of you… and Lunduke attempts to answer them!The topics in Hour 2 are flying at you, fast and furious! From issues with Ubuntu Long Term Support releases, to using terminal apps on your phone, and the possibility of programming computers entirely by voice command using AI. It’s awesome. Try not to freak out.Hour 1 of this week’s show is available on Substack and Locals.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* Raspberry Beret from “Cover to Cover vol 1” by Pete Mitchell* They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara from the album “NMK II” by No More Kings* Are you Keeping up with the Commodore?Music from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including Hour 1 of today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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

Buckle up, Buttercup! Prepare your earbuds for the biggest gosh darned Tech show ever to blast into your brain cavity!* Thrill! As Lunduke reminisces about computer ads of the 1980s.* Marvel! At This Week in Computer History (including the long lost Web Browser that first implemented scripting and tables, and… the Favicon)!* Stand Astonished! As the Tech and Computer news of the week flies into your brain!* Get All Twitterpated! While Lunduke prophesizes about the future of Meta, Facebook, and the rest of the modern Web.Tune in to Hour 2 of the show where Lunduke takes questions from all of you… and even answers a few.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* Commodore and You* Zombie Me from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Enter the Dragon from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* New James Bond from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Tricky from the album “NMK III" by No More KingsMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.This show is also available over on Lunduke.Locals.com.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including Hour 2 of today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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 battle over Linux package formats — and digitally purchasable Linux software — has been under a constant state of conflict since the 1990s. And it rages on today.Let’s look back at some of the history of this (including Ubuntu’s attempt to have a software store, Lindows Click N Run, and more) and the current state of software stores on Linux. 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

Super quick re-cap (listen to the podcast episode for all the details):* The new Big Show. 2 Hours. Ever Sunday.* First episode just released.* On the radio in June.* Send in your questions.* Ad-free podcast version only for subscribers. Not on YouTube.* Latest issues of PDF Magazine is out.* Next Founding Member Video Hangout: Saturday, March 11th at Noon Central.* Linux Sucks 2023, macOS Sucks, and Star Trek Sucks : Live streamed only for subscribers on March 18th (Saturday).* “Linux Games Week” begins, over on Lunduke.Locals.com, on Wednesday, March 29th.Upcoming changes to subscription options:* Monthly subscription price going up (existing monthly subscribers grandfathered in at their existing price).* Yearly and Founding Member prices will be going up at the same time.* Soon, no new Lifetime Subscriptions will be offered (existing Lifetime Subscriptions, obviously, are honored for life). 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

Brace yourself for one heck of a show!* Thrill! As Lunduke complains about Copyright laws!* Marvel! At This Week in Computer History (including The Core Memory Patent Wars of 1956 and the very first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club)!* Stand Astonished! As the Tech and Computer news of the week flies into your brain!* Get All Twitterpated! While Lunduke regales you with a tale of someone trying to get out of using Windows at work… because of religious objections. Seriously.Tune in to Hour 2 of the show where Lunduke takes questions from all of you… and even answers a few.The Glorious Music You Heard in the Show:* Copenhagen by Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines - recorded in 1924* The Living Dead from the album “NMK III" by No More Kings* Tax Man from the album “Cover to Cover” by Pete Mitchell* My Own Little Town from the album “We Know What You Think of Us” by Pete MitchellMusic from Pete Mitchell and No More Kings provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including Hour 2 of today’s show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. 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

Details on how to submit questions (and how to take advantage of the crazy sale):https://lunduke.substack.com/p/starting-this-sunday-lundukes-bigThe Locals post where you can ask show questions:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3597523/post-your-questions-for-this-sundays-showMore details on subscription benefits:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/how-to-subscribe-to-the-lunduke-journal 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 fact… I kinda liked FreeBSD! At least a little!Huh! Who saw that coming!? 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 take a moment to simply marvel at how massive an impact UNIX has had on the entire world of computing — an impact that has lasted for over 50 years. 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

By popular request, we are extending BSD Week — originally scheduled to end on Wednesday — by a whole extra week! “BSD Week” will now run until Wednesday, March 1st!All of you wanted more BSD time… so you got it!This works great for me as well.My BSD articles keep expanding, and growing in scope (and number) — with my BSD History series now looking to be a total of 4 individual articles.Plus, there are multiple BSD things I haven't had the chance to try yet that I really want to (including 2.11BSD and GhostBSD).Then there’s the fact that I'm a bit distracted for two or three days, at the beginning of this week, as I prepare for the big demo and meeting to get my own weekly “Lunduke Journal” radio showSo, more BSD Week? I’m game!Extending the Pay-What-You-Want Sale until Tuesday at 10am (Central)Likewise, we’re also extending (slightly) the current sale. (Huge thanks to everyone who has taken advantage of it! You are awesome!)This sale was originally set to end at Midnight tonight… but let’s let it run until tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at — say — 10am Central Time.That way there’s enough time for folks to take advantage of it in various time zones.Here’s the crazy deal (super duper discounted):* Anything over $50 will qualify for a Founding Member Subscription.* And anything over $125 will qualify for a Lifetime SubscriptionThis is insanely cheap. Obviously, if you feel you can afford a higher amount… that would be appreciated. But if those amounts are all you can afford? Go for it!While these prices are — obviously — crazy low… if it results in a significant surge in new or upgraded subscriptions it will be MORE than worth it.To get a Founding Member Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Choose the "Annual" option.* Enter "$50" (or more) in the amount field.To get a Lifetime Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Choose "Give Once".* Enter "$125" (or more) in the amount field.Note I am processing these manually, so give me a few hours to upgrade your accounts (on both Substack and Locals) after you make the purchase. I will contact each of you by email after I set your accounts properly. If you don’t hear from me within a day, send an email to [email protected] to make sure your accounts get full access.What do we call the 2nd week of BSD Week?One of the only real problems with extending BSD Week… is what in the heck do we call the second week?Here are a few ideas that have been thrown around:* 2BSD Week (or BSD 2Week)* BSD Week ++* while true; do echo "BSD week"; sleep 1; done* 10 PRINT BSDWEEK20 GOTO 10* BSD...When Forks Happen* "I'll be back" - BSDweek 2.0Whatever we call it… the second week of “BSD Week” will be great. Gives us a chance to dive ever deeper into the wild world of BSD!Personally I like “BSD 2Week”. Feels on-brand for early BSD versioning. 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 "All Sorts of Suck" Mega Event!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-all-sorts-of-suck-mega-eventBSD Week begins at The Lunduke Journal of Technology!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/bsd-week-begins-at-the-lunduke-journal386BSD hates me (& NetBSD does too)https://lunduke.substack.com/p/386bsd-hates-me-and-netbsd-does-tooThe History of BSD - Part 1 (1974 - 1989)https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-history-of-bsd-part-1-1974-1989Funny BSD Pictureshttps://lunduke.substack.com/p/funny-bsd-picturesTake advantage of the Founding Member saleDon’t miss out on this:Make sure you have a Founding Membership to The Lunduke Journal — which gives you full access to all three publications in The Lunduke Journal (Tech, Nerdy Entertainment, & Politics).From now until February 22nd at 8am (Eastern), the following discounts are in effect:* One Year of Founding Membership is $95 -- (Normally $125)* A Lifetime Membership is $295 -- (Normally $350)Important Note: This is only available if you pick up the subscription via Locals.To get a Founding Member Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Choose the "Annual" option.* Enter "$95" in the amount field.To get a Lifetime Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Choose "Give Once".* Enter "$295" in the amount field.Lunduke will then set your accounts to full access across the whole Lunduke Journal family of publications (it is a manual process, so give Lunduke a few hours to take care of it). And feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions or hit any snags. 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 of the things I truly enjoy is putting on big, big shows.Hour-long presentations with big slide decks. You know, “Linux Sucks” type stuff.Some of those big shows are in-depth and detailed — others are goofy and ridiculous — but they are always a ton of fun.And, now that all three publications in The Lunduke Journal Triforce of Nerdiness have fully launched, it is time to kick off the next phase of Lunduke Journal awesomeness — as we start doing regular events with some seriously big shows (with some seriously big slide decks).And it all starts with…The “All Sorts of Suck” Mega EventSaturday, March 18th, at 6pm (Central)* “Linux Sucks 2023” — The yearly tradition, watched by millions of nerds since 2006, continues. Lunduke has a lot of problems with Linux. And you’re gonna hear about them.* “macOS Sucks” -- The guy who said “Linux Sucks” gives macOS the business. Let’s face it. Apple had it coming.* “Star Trek Sucks” — Watch as a life-long fan rants and raves about Star Trek - old and new - for a solid hour. Because, sometimes, a nerd just needs to vent.Both “Linux Sucks 2023” and “macOS Sucks” will be available for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal of Technology, while “Star Trek Sucks” will be available for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal of Nerdy Entertainment.If you are a Founding Member subscriber, you have access to both!Important Note: These shows will all be live streamed — with recorded versions available afterwards. But both the live streams and recordings will only be available for full subscribers!There will be big shows across all of the three publications in The Triforce of Nerdiness… so you’re going to want a Founding Member subscription to give you access to all three.There is currently a discount on exactly that… take advantage of it. (Or scroll down to the bottom of this page.)Then, the next event…The “Pessimism & Nerdiness” Mega EventSaturday, April 22nd at 6pm (Central)* “A.I., Smartphones, IoT, & App Stores (The Four Horsemen of the Digital Apocalypse)” — The end is nigh, the digital apocalypse is at hand. When I am finished, you will be a believer.* “Star Wars, Marvel, & the War on our Childhood” — Lord of the Rings, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel… they are taking the nerdy delights from our childhood and systematically destroying them. And I have feelings about it.* “Straight, White, & Nerdy (and darn proud of it)” — A joyful celebration. While the title may make some bristle… there will be not a single mean-spirited word here. About anyone.“A.I., Smartphones, IoT, & App Stores” will be available on The Lunduke Journal of Technology, “Star Wars, Marvel, & the War on our Childhood” on The Lunduke Journal of Nerdy Entertainment, and “Straight, White, & Nerdy” on The Lunduke Journal of Conservative Nerdiness.Take advantage of the Founding Member saleDon’t miss out on this:Make sure you have a Founding Membership to The Lunduke Journal — which gives you full access to all three publications in The Lunduke Journal (Tech, Nerdy Entertainment, & Politics).From now until February 22nd at 8am (Eastern), the following discounts are in effect:* One Year of Founding Membership is $95 -- (Normally $125)* A Lifetime Membership is $295 -- (Normally $350)Important Note: This is only available if you pick up the subscription via Locals.To get a Founding Member Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Choose the "Annual" option.* Enter "$95" in the amount field.To get a Lifetime Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Choose "Give Once".* Enter "$295" in the amount field.Lunduke will then set your accounts to full access across the whole Lunduke Journal family of publications (it is a manual process, so give Lunduke a few hours to take care of it). And feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions or hit any snags. 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 much BSD! All week long!From the beginning of BSD all the way through to present day systems! BSD 2.11, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, HelloSystem, NetBSD, Dragonfly BSD! You name a BSD, and we’re probably going to be doing something with it this week.You can follow the articles and podcasts at Lunduke.Substack.com. (Some free, some for subscribers only.)And the rest of the action — including posts from the entire community — is going to be at Lunduke.Locals.com.How to get the most out of BSD WeekWhile there will be a number of articles posted to Lunduke.Substack.com, you’ll want two things to really get the most out of the week:* An account on Lunduke.Locals.com — this is where the community will be posting about their own adventures in BSD land (along with a number of Lunduke’s posts that won’t appear anywhere else).* A full subscription to The Lunduke Journal of Technology — some of the best articles will be only for full, paid subscribers.If you’ve got those two things… you’re all set!You can participate in BSD Week in oh-so-many ways! Everything from installing and running a BSD variant on your own system… to simply lurking and enjoying the articles, podcasts, and posts from the community. A little incentive in case you haven’t picked up your subscription yetAt the beginning of the month, the third publication in “The Lunduke Journal Triforce of Nerdiness” was announced, focusing on Nerdy Entertainment.And, with it, the Lunduke Journal Founding Membership option was expanded to include full access to all three publications — including full access to both Substack and Locals.This really is the best way to take full advantage of everything happening here in the world of The Lunduke Journal. To make it a bit easier to take the plunge — and help you to follow the fun — the price is reduced until the end of BSD Week.From now until February 22nd at 8am (Eastern), the following discounts are in effect:* One Year of Founding Membership is $95 -- (Normally $125)* A Lifetime Membership is $295 -- (Normally $350)Important Note: This is only available if you pick up the subscription via Locals.To get a Founding Member Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Choose the "Annual" option.* Enter "$95" in the amount field.To get a Lifetime Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Choose "Give Once".* Enter "$295" in the amount field.Lunduke will then set your accounts to full access across the whole Lunduke Journal family of publications (it is a manual process, so give Lunduke a few hours to take care of it). And feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions or hit any snags. 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 full dates are available typed up here, for handy reference.Only until Midnight tonight (February 7th) -- and only when done through Locals -- the following discounts are available:* One Year of Founding Membership is $95 -- (Normally $125)* A Lifetime Membership is $295 -- (Normally $350)Repeat: This is only available if you pick up the subscription via Locals.To get a Founding Member Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/subscription.* Choose the "Annual" option.* Enter "$95" in the amount field.To get a Lifetime Subscription:* Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.* Choose "Give Once".* Enter "$295" in the amount field.That will give you full access to all three publications in The Lunduke Journal family -- also known as "The Lunduke Journal Triforce of Nerdiness".* "The Lunduke Journal of Technology" - Computer history, news, opinion, & satire. Covering everything form Linux & UNIX to Amiga & DOS.* "The Lunduke Journal of Nerdy Entertainment & Retro Delights" - Nerdy entertainment, spanning all genres, mediums, and eras.* "The Lunduke Journal of Conservative Nerdiness" - The only place in The Lunduke Journal world where politics are allowed. Politics... from a nerdy perspective. 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’ve just launched “The Great Lunduke Journal Computer Nerd Survey of 2023”. What is, essentially, a census (sorta) of computer nerds. Because… I’ve got some questions I would like to answer!Also: A brand new benefit has been added to Lunduke Journal Founding Member and Lifetime Subscribers — Full access to both Lunduke Journal publications (Journal of Technology, and Journal of Conservative Nerdiness). See here for details on how to pick that up if you haven’t already. The Founding Member option is a crazy good deal… and it’s getting better all the time. 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

You can’t throw a rock without hitting news of a Tech Company doing yet another round of layoffs. Every day a new one. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Meta… layoff after layoff after layoff.Let’s talk about exactly why this is happening — it’s been a long time in coming. And, if we’re being honest, we all know that it needs to happen.Lunduke Journal Monthly PDF - Exclusive Videos & Books - SubscriptionsSome recent Premium Lunduke Journal Articles you might enjoy:* Linux Foundation decreased Linux spending to 3.2% in 2022.* Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla* Intel 8008: The wild tale of the first 8-Bit CPU* The CIA invests in these Tech companies* Report: Over 33 Million Desktop Linux users, worldwide* Commodore SX-64 -- The first color, portable computer (and the real story of the portable Amiga)* The incredibly boring, totally reasonable finances of the GNOME Foundation* The first UNIX Shell: 1971's Thompson Shell* The History of the First Computer Shell* The first smartphone: 1994's IBM Simon* Microsoft's "Revenue Bomb" of the early 1980s* 1982's Canon AS-100 Computer WorkstationLunduke.Locals.com - Lunduke on Twitter - Lunduke on LinkedIn 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 of Technology has always been a “Politics-free” zone — a place where we can focus purely on the nerdy stuff that unites us all together.Some time back I created the “Conservative Nerds” community to provide a fun place for nerds to discuss political topics (in large part as an outlet to help keep The Lunduke Journal of Technology completely free of all politics).Starting today, the “Conservative Nerds” community is becoming a full publication:The Lunduke Journal of Conservative Nerdiness.Ever think to yourself, “Gee, I sure to enjoy The Lunduke Journal of Technology… but I wish Lunduke would dive into the politically charged topics”? This is for you.Articles. Podcasts. Comics. All with a politically and nerdy flair.Check out the podcast for all the details.Then subscribe at :https://conservativenerds.locals.com/Note: This has zero impact on The Lunduke Journal of Technology. It will stay exactly the same as it always has. Pure, nerdy joy. Free from all politics. If you want to avoid all politics.. The Lunduke Journal of Technology will always be a great place to get your nerd on. 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 think I can confidently say that 8-Bit Week, here at The Lunduke Journal, was a massive success!While previous themed weeks have been a blast (including DOS Week, Haiku Week, & PDA Week), 8-Bit Week blew them all out of the water… with a huge amount of wildly varied content posted by all of you in The Lunduke Journal Community.The collection of links to 8-Bit Weeks posts for Days 1 & 2 and Days 3 & 4 are already available. The final few days worth of links will be posted to Lunduke.Locals.com shortly (there were a lot of 8-Bit posts from the community, taking a while to catalog them all!).Upcoming Themed WeeksMark your calendars! We’ve got a number of themed weeks coming up over the next few months!* BSD Week — Feb 15 - 22 — A full week focused on BSD. Every BSD. New and old.* Linux Games Week — Mar 29 - Apr 5 — Playing games. On Linux. All week. Good times shall be had.* Serenity OS Week — May 10 - 17 — With Serenity OS making massive strides, now is a good time to get acquainted with this new system!* Plan 9 Week — June 21 - 28 — The Plan 9 operating system is a crazy beast! But have you ever spent time with it? Now’s your chance!A heck of a way to kick of 2023 — and we’ve got more ideas for themed weeks after that! (Some ideas include: 16-Bit Game Console Week, Classic Mac Week, and a bunch more.)Other Upcoming EventsThere’s a few more fun events happening over the coming weeks as well.* Video Hangout — Jan 14 at 12pm Eastern — A special video chat just for Founding Member and Lifetime Subscribers.* “macOS Sucks” Live Stream — Jan 28 at 12pm Eastern — Lunduke is going to give macOS the business. Live (with recording to follow).Reminder: All of these events and themed weeks require a full subscription to The Lunduke Journal to enjoy.To take active part in the Themed Weeks (and be able to post to the community), you’ll need an account at Lunduke.Locals.com.The “Founding Member” subscription is highly recommended as it gives you full access to both Lunduke.Substack.com and Lunduke.Locals.com (the community site). 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 first 48 hours of “8-Bit Week” here at The Lunduke Journal has been an absolute blast!Apple II. Commodore 64. Tandy Color Computer 3. Atari 800. These first two days of 8-Bit Week were filled to the brim with fun, fascinating posts by members of The Lunduke Journal Community.Below is a, roughly chronological, list of 8-Bit Week posts in our community. Read through them all… or simply check out the ones that interest you. There’s something here for everyone. (Then scroll to the end of this post for a short selection of some of the fun pictures and screenshots posted so far. So much fun stuff in there.)ii6* 8-Bit Week kickoff podcast!* An 8-Bit breadboard, DIY computer kit* Darius, an 8 bit shooter* An 8 bit bug* 6502 programming this week!* Commodore 64 on The Computer Chronicles* Big stack of Atari 2600 games!* Reminiscing about C64 days* Apple IIe restoration project* C64 emulation via VICE on Linux* Commodore 64 ads from the 1980s* Keymap for VICE* Disassembled Apple IIe* Running GEOS on actual C64 hardware* Assembler programming on an 8 Bit Atari* The 10 Best Commodore 64 games… ever* A much cleaner Apple IIe! So purdy!* Playing Ballblazer on the Atari 800* Are you keeping up with Commodore?* Doing word processing on a Vic 20* “Hello World!” in assembly on an Atari 800* BASIC computer games book!* Web based emulators* More BASIC computer games books!* Fixing the start button on a Gameboy Color* Vic 20 syntax errors! Huzzah!* AND and OR!* Turbo Rascal : Pascal Compiler & IDE for tons of classic systems* Reading and writing files, in code, on multiple 8 bit systems* Computer Chronicles - Apple II Forever* Keycaps back on the restored and cleaned Apple IIe* Removing rust from the metal in 8 bit computers* Coding to make 8 bit computers useful today* Tandy Color Computer 3 emulator!* Bruce Lee on Atari 800 is brutal* 8 bit text adventure by one of our own!* Using a laptop touchpad as an emulated KoalaPad on an emulated Atari* Apple IIe restored! … Now what?* “Duplicate this Diskette!”* VICE working great on BSD… not on Linux! Grrrr* Using a C compiler on an Atari 130XEAnd, behold, a sampling of photos and screenshots from the first two days of 8-Bit Week! 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

Behold! 8-Bit Week begins at The Lunduke Journal!First we had DOS Week… then Haiku Week… then PDA Week… and now — it is time for an entire week dedicated to 8-Bit computing and gaming!Join us here at The Lunduke Journal on Substack — all week long — for articles focused on 8-Bit goodness. History, gaming, the works. And then swing over to Lunduke.Locals.com to see what everyone in the community is up to with their own journey into 8-Bits.If you don’t already have your Lunduke Journal subscription, now’s a good time. Become a part of the nerdiest, happiest, friendliest community on the Inter-tubes — all while supporting truly independent Tech Journalism. And get some fun goodies in the process. 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

2022 has been a big year for The Lunduke Journal. A big year, filled with big articles.What follows are some of my personal favorites — not necessarily the most popular articles… but the ones that I found the most interesting. Or that made me smile the most.A few news items, some historical pieces, and a few bits of satire. All over the map, really.Presented here, in no particular order. Because putting them in order was too hard.Also… I was going to do my “Top 10 Favorite”. But that was too hard too. So… there’s 12 of them.Enjoy.* Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla* BREAKING: The Lunduke Journal predicts 37% more buzzwords in 2023* The computers used to do 3D animation for Final Fantasy VII... in 1996.* Linus Torvalds threatens to punish developers by putting Rust in the Linux Kernel* DESQview/X : The forgotten mid-1990s OS from the future* Linux Sucks 2022* Local man switches to Arch, tells no one* Wendin-DOS : The forgotten multi-tasking, multi-user DOS clone from the 1980s.* The wild events that nearly took down the QB64 project (but, thankfully, didn't)* W: The Window System before X... that nobody seems to remember* Who is the (real) first Computer Programmer?* The story of the first "computer bug"... is a pile of lies.Heads up: Just until Friday at midnight, I’m making the Lifetime Subscriptions available again for The Lunduke Journal. This was requested, and I’m happy to oblige. But I can only make these available for a short window. So, if you want one, now’s your chance.Check out this post on Lunduke.Locals.com with full details on how to sign up for the full Lifetime Sub. It’s a pretty sweet deal. No paying ever again, full access to both Locals and Substack for life… can’t go wrong.The Lunduke Journal of Technology is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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 the end of the year. Which means I am morally obligated to provide the official Lunduke Journal predictions for 2023.Plus… predictions are fun. And the computer world has a crazy year ahead of it.You can also listen to this episode over on Lunduke.Locals.comThe Lunduke Journal of Technology is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Earlier in 2022, Lunduke predicted that the Haiku Operating System would become viable for daily use by many people (Lunduke included) by the end of the calendar year. Magically on schedule, Haiku now has a viable web browser (GNOME Web / Epiphany) ported and functional.Plus: Let's talk about PDA Week and the Tandy Zoomer.This episode is also available on Lunduke.Locals.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

PalmOS! Windows CE! Psion! Newton! Zaurus! Let's spend this week celebrating, exploring, and marveling in the glory of the Personal Digital Assistant! It may be the age of the Smart Phone, but there's some pretty cool stuff that happened with those PDA's from the 1990s and early 2000s!This episode also available on Lunduke.Locals.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

Examples of two, popular A.I. systems — OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft GitHub’s Copilot — and how they can negatively impact the world… plus the highly unethical (and illegal) ways that they are developed.This episode also available on Lunduke.Locals.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

With so many people jumping from Twitter to Mastodon, let's take a moment to talk about some of the downsides (and upsides) of Mastodon... and the Fediverse in general. Along with some of my, rather bizarre, history with it.Podcast also available on Locals. 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 time for the weekly normal computer news. The Big Tech stuff that’s worth taking a look at.Apple now worth more than Google, Amazon, and Meta… combinedSeriously.“Apple finished Wednesday's session with a $2.31 trillion market cap, according to Yahoo! Finance data. Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta were worth a combined $2.3 trillion.”Microsoft sued for GitHub CopilotThe Joseph Saveri Law Firm has filed a suit against Microsoft.According to Bleeping Computing:The complaint was submitted to the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, demanding the approval of statutory damages of $9,000,000,000."Each time Copilot provides an unlawful Output it violates Section 1202 three times (distributing the Licensed Materials without: (1) attribution, (2) copyright notice, and (3) License Terms)," reads the complaint."So, if each user receives just one Output that violates Section 1202 throughout their time using Copilot (up to fifteen months for the earliest adopters), then GitHub and OpenAI have violated the DMCA 3,600,000 times. At minimum statutory damages of $2500 per violation, that translates to $9,000,000,000."Microsoft releases Teams “progressive web app” for LinuxWe’re excited to announce the general availability of support for the Microsoft Teams progressive web app (PWA) as a feature of our current web client for Linux customers.Linux customers who rely on Microsoft Teams for collaboration and communication needs told us they want the full richness of Teams features available for their users in a secure way. This can now be achieved using the Teams PWA.Additionally, the PWA enables us to ship the latest Microsoft Teams features faster to our Linux customers and helps us bridge the gaps between the Teams desktop client on Linux and Windows. The PWA experience is available for both Edge and Chrome browsers running on Linux.The PWA offers access to more capabilities, including custom backgrounds, gallery view, reactions, the raise-a-hand feature in meetings, as well as large gallery and Together mode views. The PWA also provides desktop-like app features, such as system notifications for chat and channel, a dock icon with respective controls, application auto-start, and easy access to system app permissions.Ubuntu Summit 2022 shows Canonical’s plans for the futureCanonical has held their first, in-person Ubuntu Summit for a few years. With sessions on a number of topics, with keynotes on:* The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Latest updates and future improvements* An Ubuntu for a 10 ton steel press and your window shades, UbuntuCore at a glanceThe Register notes strong emphasis on UbuntuCore, IoT, and snap packaging. Giving us all a little peek into what Canonical plans to focus on going forward. 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

Here is the “Weird” computer news — the retro and alternative OS stuff — for November 6th, 2022!Currently 3 blocker bugs for Haiku Beta 4For those looking forward to the upcoming “imminent" release of Haiku Beta 4… it’s worth noting that, according to the official Haiku bug tracker, there are only 4 issues that are marked as “blocker” for Beta 4.Meaning that — at least as of this very moment — only three known bugs are considered critical to be fixed before Beta 4 is released.What’s more, all three look to be fairly “simple” tasks. This bodes very well for Beta 4 being released in the near future.If Haiku Beta 4 releases this month, it will arrive roughly 16 months after the previous version (Beta 3 was released in July of 2021).Haiku Week Starts Wednesday!On a related note: Starting Wednesday, November 9th, The Lunduke Journal Community will begin celebrating “Haiku Week”.This will include articles here on The Lunduke Journal and posts over on Lunduke.Locals.com. As with past themed weeks, the community posts will be gathered up and posted for all to enjoy.Ladybird web browser now can run Linux in a PC emulator in JavascriptIn “That’s Awesome!” news: The Ladybird web browser — the completely from-scratch web browser that originated as part of the Serenity OS project — is now advanced enough that it can run JSLinux.org… a Javscript PC emulator that runs Linux.Think about how awesome that is for a web browser that was developed… from scratch.So… you can run Linux… in a from-scratch web browser… running on a from-scratch operating system. The future is now.GNU Make drops support for OS/2, Amiga, Cray, and XenixThe GNU project has announced that it will no longer be supporting multiple “retro” platforms: OS/2, Amiga, Xenix, and Cray.While it’s always sad to see dropped support for aging and alternative operating systems… I’m not sure that the loss of future versions of GNU Make will have much of an impact on programmers for those four systems. It simply doesn’t appear to be that widely used on those platforms.That said… you can get versions of Make in ArcaOS (the updated OS/2) and several GNU tools (such as GCC) as part of the latest AmigaOS SDK. 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 Wednesday! So let’s talk about the normal computer news. You know. Big Tech stuff. Popular stuff. (Come back on Sunday for the weird computer news…)Upcoming Lunduke Journal EventsNext week is a crazy week here at The Lunduke Journal!* Wednesday, November 9 - Haiku Week beings!* Thursday, November 10 - First Live Call-in Show!* Friday, November 11 - First show in the Lunduke Journal Video Interview Series!* Saturday, November 12 - “macOS Sucks”!For full details on how to join the official Lunduke Journal Discord, see this post on Substack (or here on Locals).Be sure to pick up a subscription to The Lunduke Journal — if you haven’t already — so you can take part!EU forcing Apple to change iPhone hardware (and maybe software)The European Union has made passed a law that will force Apple to change to use a USB-C charging port by 2024.But they aren’t stopping there. According to Wired, one EU official is quoted as saying:“If you have an iPhone, you should be able to download apps not just from the App Store but from other app stores or from the internet.”The law behind this is the “Digital Markets Act”, which was passed by EU Parliament back in July. And, clearly, the EU would like to use it to force Apple to allow third party software stores (and, thus, non-App Store installation of software).I have an awful lot of thoughts on this. I like flexibility of installing software. I like standard hardware ports. But I dislike governments telling tech companies how to make their hardware and software. My feelings here are complex. Tune into today’s podcast to hear me wrestle with this.GNOME is closing all mailing listsE-Mail lists are a mainstay of the open source world. Every major project seems to have a long-standing mailing list, and GNOME is no exception.That is… until now. GNOME is closing down their mailing lists (all of them) in favor of a forum hosted on Discourse.The GNOME Infrastructure Team told The Register:“Since we introduced Discourse, GNOME's Mailman instance has seen a decline in utilization over the past years. The new platform offers way more features than Mailman, including gamification which newer generations, in general, appreciate, but also markdown support, RSS feeds, proper spam support, multiple authentication types and so on and so forth.”The part that stuck out at me: The GNOME project wants to “gamify” communication within their community. Which. That just feels weird.The GNOME executive director blamed Python:“Like many other projects which use Mailman, we are finding that relying on a Python 2 program is not sustainable.”Ubuntu 23.04 to be… “Lunar Lobster”?Ubuntu 23.04 — scheduled for release in April of 2023 — does not yet have an official “Alliterative Animal” codename. You know. Like “Dancing Doggy” or “Cantankerous Cow”… like all Ubuntu releases get.Well, the Ubuntu Twitter account has tweeted out this little teaser:Technically… it’s a question. In emoji.A moon. And a lobster. With a question mark.Could that mean Ubuntu 23.04 will be… “Lunar Lobster”? Since the releases go in alphabetical order… and the current release is “Kinetic Kudu”… it seems logical that “Lunar Lobster” is what they’re proposing.Possibly related: Apparently there is a lobster on the “moon” tarot card. Which… has a meaning… or something? Who knows. But here’s a picture of it.VHS makes animated GIFs of Terminal output for Linux, Mac, WindowsThis new open source tool, VHS, is absolutely glorious. It runs a predefined set of terminal commands… and spits out an animated GIF of the output. What’s better: it runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.With VHS you can change the font size, the typing speed… the works. This is just such an incredibly good idea, I had to share.Chromebook (and tablet) sales drop. A lot.According to IDC:“Chromebook shipments also struggled in 3Q22, falling to 4.3 million units and a year-over-year decline of 34.4%.”While this was also a bad month for tablet sales (in fact… the 5th quarter, in a row, of declining tablet sales — down 8.8% from this time last year)… that 34.4% decline in Chromebook sales is pretty massive.Here’s the breakdown based on individual Chromebook makers:Lenovo Chromebook sales down over 50%. In a single year! Dang!Still quite a large number of Chromebooks sold in the third quarter (4.3 million laptops). So it’s not exactly a dead market. But that decline is going to have an impact going forward.Twitter to make that blue check cost… $8 / monthTwitter’s new El Presidente has unveiled one of his plans for the platform in a series of Twitter posts:“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is [NAUGHTY WORD]. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parityYou will also get: - Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam - Ability to post long video & audio - Half as many adsAnd paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with usThis will

Got a sale going right now on Lunduke Journal Subscriptions!* Founding Member Subscriptions: $75 / Year (normally $125)* Lifetime Subscriptions: $200 (normally $350)For the details on how to take advantage of it, see this post on Lunduke.Locals.com.It’s time for some weird computer news! None of that mainstream, Big Tech mumbo jumbo. Just the weird, fun, alternative OS and retro stuff!Haiku Week is coming!From November 9th through November 16th, The Lunduke Journal Community will be celebrating “Haiku Week”.Much like with our previous “DOS Week” and “Command Line Week”, this will be an opportunity for all of us to embrace the wonderful world of the Haiku operating system (originally started as an open source replacement for BeOS).There is a very real possibility that our Haiku Week will line up with the Haiku Beta 4 release (which is “imminent”). So make sure you’ve got your Lunduke.Locals.com account setup and come join in the fun!FreeBSD 12.4 hits BetaThe first beta release of FreeBSD 12.4 have been released:“The first BETA build for the FreeBSD 12.4 release cycle is now available. ISO images for the amd64, armv6, armv7, arm64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, and sparc64 architectures are available.”The final release of 12.4 is expected during the first week of December (a little over a month from now). After which the release process for FreeBSD 13.2 is set to begin in January.The 12.x line is continuing support for the previous major release (as 13.x is current) for those still using it.In related news, the FreeBSD Foundation is falling dramatically behind in their fundraising goals — having raised less than 10% of their annual budget.“Our goal this year is to raise at a minimum $1,400,000 towards a spending budget of around $2,000,000. As we enter the last quarter of 2022, our donation total sits at $167,348”What that means for the viability of continuing to fund the FreeBSD Foundation remains to be seen. But it doesn’t seem great.Ladybird adds support for more websites Last week we briefly touched on the rapid progress that Ladybird (the web browser engine and project that began within Serenity OS) has been making.In the few days since then, Andreas Kling (the head honcho of Serenity OS and Ladybird) has continued to showcase current improvements to how major websites are rendered in their new web browser. Including YouTube, Google, Instagram, and Google Maps.The results are nothing short of outstanding. Take a look:Why I bring this up:This is, quite possibly, one of the biggest shake-ups in the modern computing world… and it is happening rather quietly. Under the radar of most of the tech press.A brand new web browser (and engine) — developed entirely from scratch — is rapidly gaining significant compatibility with modern websites. Not only is this a massive win for Serenity (as modern web browsing is one of the major obstacles for new OS adoption nowadays)… but this could become a competitor to Mozilla and Google. Quite possibly very quickly (at least if the current development speed is maintained). All without the baggage of legacy code that those companies are saddled with.MACE - Mac Application Compatibility Environment I recently discovered MACE… and was intrigued.“The goal of M.A.C.E. project is the create an runtime library and executing environment for old Mac applications, similar to Apple’s deprecated Classic environment, but without needing any ROM images or System Software binaries by Apple.”Running classic Mac applications — on a modern OS — without ROMs or the Mac System Software? Cool!According to their (rather extensive) July 2022 status update, they are working towards a full release:“We will continue working on the missing features as always, trying to reach the goal of a generic runtime release as soon as possible. We also will try to find solution for the binary file distribution in near future, so anybody interested trying the new features out could do that as soon as possible (especially considering the last released binaries are already getting quite old). We will keep you updated on this blog on our progress as always.”Want to really blow your mind? Here’s a screenshot of MACE (which, again, no system software used) running SoftWindows (a PC emulator for 68k Macs)… running Windows 3.1.That’s my kind of weird. Now, here’s hoping the development team can get a release out so we can all play with it.This reminds me somewhat of “Executor” — a similar “run Mac software without MacOS” application that was released for DOS (and Linux).Seriously. That sale. It’s rad.Got a sale going right now on Lunduke Journal Subscriptions!* Founding Member Subscriptions: $75 / Year (normally $125)* Lifetime Subscriptions: $200 (normally $350)For the details on how to take advantage of it, see this post on Lunduke.Locals.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

Time for your “Normal” computer news! You know. The mainstream stuff. Microsoft, Apple, Linux, Google. That sort of thing.Dive in below, and feel free to listen to the podcast as you go.Apple releases macOS VenturaThis week Apple released the latest revision of their desktop Operating System: “macOS 13 — Ventura”.Among the new features, Stage Manager (a tool for organizing windows on the desktop) and Freeform (a whiteboard-like software for real-time collaboration) seem to be the most standout.Some of the Lunduke Journal Community members had some initial thoughts:“It feels like a refined experience over Monterey. I really like the Continuity Camera that allows you to use your iPhone camera—that’s pretty nice and practical. It also has a brand new settings interface that is closer to the iOS experience. That’ll be a big change for people.” - microwerx“Installed fine on 3 macs…Intel and Apple Silicon. Already ran into the “how do I do something I already knew how to do” since the system preferences is completely different. Looking forward to using my iPhone as a webcam. Seems more responsive, but that could be a placebo effect.” - leebaseAnd Dan Scott provided a few thoughts of his own:“Everything is as it was before but it does feel a bit faster and less clunky to me.One minor thing that I like that I doubt anyone will really notice or care about, but in the About This Mac window, they went back to the simplified style that we had in earlier versions up to Mavericks. They changed it to include more info with Yosemite. I personally like this.The feature I was waiting for the most was Stage Manager. It's nice, and I like it, but I wish it would show all of your open windows. Instead, it only shows your 5 most recent windows and hides the rest so command+tabbing is still your best bet for cycling through open windows. Running Stage Manager hides the desktop icons, though this can be changed in the system settings, or just click the desktop. I'm not sure there's a real need for something like this, but it's a cool feature. It definitely works better on my external monitor. It just takes up too much space on the Air's little display.I'm not sure how I feel about the new System Settings layout yet. It's very much like iOS now, but I think I still prefer the more traditional System Preferences layout.”You can read more of Dan’s first impressions on his Substack.Canonical releases Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu”The latest “will only be supported for a couple months” version of Ubuntu has been released. With some of the major updates being:* The default audio server is now PipeWire instead of PulseAudio.* Ubuntu 22.10 is shipped with the new 5.19 Linux kernel.* GNOME has been updated to include new features and fixes from the latest GNOME release, GNOME 43.* The new Steam snap available on Ubuntu Software includes the latest Mesa.One fascinating tidbit: Canonical does not once mention “Snap” packaging in their full release notes.Microsoft looking at changing how Linux boots, wants to require TPM 2.0Microsoft engineer, Lennart Poettering, has unveiled his (and, assuredly, Microsoft’s) desires to tightly intertwine the Linux boot process with TPM 2.0.The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) of course, being created by Microsoft.While there are interesting — and valid — points made by Poettering (creator of systemd), the idea of making the mere act of “booting Linux” reliant on a locked down Microsoft specification… well… no sir, I don’t like it.Linux to drop 486 support?This week, Linus Torvalds stated on the Linux Kernel Mailing list:“We got rid of i386 support back in 2012. Maybe it's time to get rid ofi486 support in 2022?”And then he followed that up by stating:“So I *really* don't think i486 class hardware is relevant any more.Yes, I'm sure it exists (Maciej being an example), but from a kerneldevelopment standpoint I don't think they are really relevant.At some point, people have them as museum pieces. They might as wellrun museum kernels.”Are we about to lose 486 support in Linux? Looks like it. Is that a huge deal? Probably not. But I don’t like it.No, sir. I don’t like it one bit.Microsoft ships ARM Windows computerWant a $600 Windows computer that 32 GB of RAM, 512 GB NVMe drive, a Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 CPU, and a thin little form factor?Microsoft will now sell you one.It’s intended for developers (it’s dubbed the “Windows Dev Kit 2023”), but it still looks rather nice. Even has an ARM native version of Visual Studio and Microsoft 365. And Windows running on this ARM box has WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)… so you can do all your Linux-y stuff on it.The Lunduke Journal of Technology is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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