The Lunduke Journal of Technology

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The Vendefoul Wolf Linux Distro has a new release based on Devuan, XLibre, & IceWM. And it uses only 217 MB of RAM. The way it should be.$89 Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions all January:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/89-lifetime-lunduke-journal-subscriptions-c1bMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The GNOME Foundation's war on X11 continues, with the Alpha release of GNOME 50. Announced by the same GNOME contributor who defaced XLibre project pages (calling them "Nazis").$89 Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions all January:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/89-lifetime-lunduke-journal-subscriptions-c1bMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The German government paid $500,000+, to Arch Linux, to re-write Arch Package Management in Rust. Is Germany hoping to inject backdoors, or other spyware, into Arch using Rust?More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Python turned down a grant from the US Government (which would require ending discriminatory policies), is now working with Anthropic (Claude Al) to make up their budget defect.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The German Sovereign Tech Agency paid half a million dollars to create"Rust libraries and tools" for Arch package management. One question: WHY?!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

From Red Hat to The Linux Foundation, the majority of the Open Source world is moving towards Al assisted programming. And now Linus Torvalds is "vibe coding".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

A quick heads up: The DRM-Free, MP4 Downloads for Lunduke Journal shows are live for 2026! Plus: The popular $89 Lifetime Subscription deal is back through the end of January!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

Sometimes it's worth stopping to marvel at how truly amazing some modern technology is. FEX, Proton, Valve's Steam Frame... pure technical wizardry.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

Editor of OSNews encourages people to stab ICE agents with "ice picks", founder of Elementary OS says they are "sending us to be tortured in concentration camps", & more.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

Two completely separate projects now exist to bring the Windows 8"Lots of squares and tiles" Start Menu to Linux. Seriously.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

Big Tech paying for stories. Bribes and payola. Wining and dining. The result is buried stories and fake, biased coverage.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

MS representative has confirmed it. Microsoft has made many blunders with Office in the past (Clippy & Ribbon toolbar spring to mind), but this may be the biggest blunder of all.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The GNOME Desktop Environment feels that "Click the Middle Mouse Button to Paste" is an "X11-ism", moves disable it for bizarre reasons (including political ones).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

HP-UX joins the growing list of classic UNIX systems (like IRIX) which are officially no longer supported or updated.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

Blocks the Wikipedia "Donate!" popups. Displays the true financials of Wikipedia. Provides a "See if this page is available on Grokipedia" link.https://github.com/BryanLunduke/Wikipedia-Donation-DestroyerMore 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

C, Rust, Javascript, Vala, Python, & more are ranked by how widely used they are throughout the GNOME software ecosystem on Linux.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

Smart Phones? Allowed. Other Single Board Computers? No problem.But the Raspberry Pi (and Flipper Zero) are just too dangerous.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

Gay software, Leftist Activists destroying computing, attacks on privacy, & more. Plus: Lunduke Journal had 14.9 Million views in December alone.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The GNOME Foundation is using claimed financial support of LibXML2 as a reason people should donate to GNOME. Only one problem: The LibXML2 dev was forced to abandon the project due to lack of support from GNOME.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

Following his criticism of their lawsuit against Vizio, the Linux creator says the Software Freedom Conservancy "is trying to further an agenda", & "is a racket, plain and simple".More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

After receiving an Al generated email, the programming legend (known for his work on Go, Plan 9, UNIX, & UTF-8) says, "F**k you people. Raping the planet."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

Regarding a recent ruling, in SFC v. Vizio, Karen Sandler (SFC Director, former GNOME Director), responds to the Linux creator by saying "maybe you didn't read".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

A Microsoft rep made the statement, saying the company would use Al to hit a target of "1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code". Then quickly went into damage control.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

In the Linux Foundation's 2025 annual report, AI is mentioned 150 times. Linux is only mentioned 40 times. Also: Linux Foundation boasts about scholarships to Trans & DEI orgs.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The latest release of the Xorg fork, clocking in at over 1,500 commits, adds support for FreeBSD, NetBSD, Win32, & Dragonfly BSD. Plus systemd-free seat management & more.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

HyFetch, a Rust re-write of the discontinued NeoFetch, asks users to choose their flag (Trans, GenderFluid, FemBoy, etc.) at first launch. Becomes defacto on several Linux distros.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

Rust programmers re-wrote a portion of the Linux kernel in Rust. That Rust code had a crashing vulnerability in an “unsafe” chunk of code... which Linux is littered with.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Linux Marketshare is growing according to all available metrics, including Steam and the US Government. With the biggest Linux gains reported by PornHub.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

While Rust is now “here to stay” in the Linux Kernel, developers say that does“not mean that everything works” and it is “still quite experimental”. Say what?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

It’s December. And you’re awesome. So Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriptions are only $89 all month long. Plus Monthly & Yearly subs are 50% off. Because... why not!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/89-lifetime-subs-50-off-monthly-allMore 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

That concept, known as “Linus’s Law”, is not only wrong... it’s wildly wrong. Another fallacy often repeated in Open Source: “Diversity makes better software.”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

An open source library used by many of the most well known applications, including VirtualBox, GNOME, Edge, & VLC, has been officially abandoned and is now marked as “unmaintained”.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

According to a reporter at the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit, “Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental - it is now a core part of the kernel and is here to stay.”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

On the flip side, only 10% have less trust in code from Trump voters. Alternate Headlines: “Would You Hire a Trans Squirrel Dev?”, or “Lunduke YouTube Channel Ban Speedrun.”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

A RISC-V programmer, who identifies as “Trans” and appears to be an online prostitute, has turned down financial support from DeepComputing because of ties to “inhumane & radical right wing” Open Source.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

92% of “repeat early-retweeters” are anonymous accounts, from non-Western nations, which do nothing else. And Fuentes isn’t the only account which seems heavily supported by bots.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The Prisma ORM Database system recently migrated from Rust to an entirely Javascript & Typescript system. The resulting benefits made Rust zealots very, very angry.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The cost of actually running wikipedia remains under 2% of their spending. Remainder of funds spent on “Racial Equity”, “Awards & Grants, “Travel Expenses”.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The EU is fining Elon Musk’s X €120 Million for “failure to provide data”,and the UK is continuing to attack 4chan for “failure to comply” with their censorship demands.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

Followers of the Church of Rust check almost every possible box in the “Is This a Cult” list: Discouraged dissent, unethical behavior, delusions, self-sacrifice, information control, & more.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

Wayland has been the default for several years on the largest Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.), yet Wayland usage has actually decreased since 2024.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The team for the Bazaar Linux App Store for GNOME rejects multiple code changes, for non-LGBT themes, as “racist”. Calls Lunduke a “Nazi” and suggests “we beat this guy with hammers”.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Red Hat employees, & other Open Source leaders, promote theory that “MAGA/Linux” agents are using concepts like “tolerance” and “everybody is welcome” as weapons.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

November was absolutely insane at The Lunduke Journal.My favorite two shows of the month are definitely my interviews with DHH and 4chan’s Lawyer. If you haven’t seen those yet, I highly suggest them.But the biggest, most widely viewed show of the month was (drumroll please)…* Installing Linux Software Just Got More... GaySpeaking of “widely viewed”… thanks to all of you, The Lunduke Journal is reaching more people than ever. Over 16 Million views last month!The real, Big-Tech-free Tech News is spreading far and wide. It’s a beautiful thing to behold.Stats for NovemberHere’s some Lunduke Journal stats for November, 2025:* 16.1 Million views (or listens) during the last month (November).* 149,028 free subscribers (not including audio podcast feeds).* 2,792 new free subscribers on the primary platforms.* 317 shows, so far, in 2025.* $0.00 (zero) taken from any corporation.Those views. Holy smokes. We went from 12.9 Million in October to 16.1 Million in November. That’s a 24.8% jump, month on month. And 75% higher than just three months ago!Look at that chart. Absolutely wild.The total number of free subscribers also grew during November — by close to 2,792. Up about 2% from last month. Not too darned shabby.Lunduke Journal on YouTubeDuring November, The Lunduke Journal’s YouTube channel officially broke 100,000 subscribers.Demonetized. Shadow-banned. Several channel suspensions. And more “strikes” than I can count.Yet, despite all of that, we hit 100k. And YouTube even followed through on sending one of those fancy-shmancy plaque thingies.An interesting tidbit (for those interested in the world of digital publishing): While YouTube represents the largest current chunk of free subscribers to The Lunduke Journal… it does not represent the largest chunk of views.In fact, at present, YouTube is currently running a (very) distant 4th in terms of total monthly “views” for The Lunduke Journal. Behind the audio podcast, X, and Substack. In fact, the “Subscriber Count to Views” ratio on YouTube is worse than on any other platform which The Lunduke Journal publishes to.But, just the same, 100k is a nice, big, round number. And now we have a shiny silver plaque to commemorate that big round number. Which is nifty.Oh! And they included a unique, definitely hand-typed, personally signed letter from the YouTube CEO!Definitely not a stock letter sent to everyone who gets this plaque *wink wink*!But my favorite part? This YouTube 100k award was inspected with great care by… Rick!Thanks Rick!And thanks, once again, to all of you for spreading The Lunduke Journal far and wide, and supporting this work. You make this possible.-Lunduke 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

Bazaar, a new Linux App store for GNOME includes the ability to apply LGBT themes. And ONLY LGBT themes. Plus... you can’t get rid of them.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

X’s new feature reveals where the bots & anti-Jewish posts come from (hint: Not the USA). Plus: Would it makes sense to offer a “Mute This Country” feature?More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The GRANITE Act has been filed in the state of Wyoming. And The Lunduke Journal got an early copy of the bill which fights censorship of Americans by foreign governments.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

“[Diversity & Inclusion] is just gone and not mentioned. Like it never existed,” said one Microsoft employee.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Gatekeeping. Discrimination. Whatever you call it, the Leftist Activists within Tech have a message for anyone who disagrees with them: “You are not welcome here!”More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe