The Lunduke Journal of Technology

The GNOME Project and Foundation is obsessed with Lunduke. In a creepy, unhealthy way. With several posts that are clearly libelous and extremely vulgar. 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

Software needs to stop trying to be so dang fancy. Simple is almost always better. 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 Unrelated News: Nearly 30 Million user accounts leaked in two massive data breaches. 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

Save moolah. Support ad-free, Big-Tech-Free, Non-Woke, Indie Tech Journalism. Win-win. Grab the 50% discount here: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-the-lunduke-journal-including 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 Format Magazine ends publication after 25 years - joining Linux Journal, Ubuntu User, Maximum Linux and many other now-dead Linux publications. 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 2025. And this Leftist Tech Conference (BSDCan, sponsored by Netflix and Apple) is requiring medical grade masks. 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

Game & Geek Expo bans conservatives. KDE conference (aKademy") invites activists who encourage firebombing cars and murdering Jewish journalists. This is the state of Nerd Fests. 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

One month is not enough "PRIDE" for the GNOME Foundation. The Open Source Desktop Environment wants PRIDE Month to be "5 or 6 weeks long".... and has already started. 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 classic DOS text editor has returned! Sort of. And it's written in Rust. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The Apache licensed SQL query tool says Republicans (and many others) are not welcome to use their software due to "despicable politics" and "contempt for human rights." More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The Lunduke Journal regularly offers Mozilla a chance to comment on stories. Mozilla never responds. Until last week, when Mozilla learned of whistleblowers talking to Lunduke. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Adafruit CEO responds to The Lunduke Journal with details and stays non-political about changing tariffs. "I don't know whether it's good or bad yet. It's way too early." 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

There is one place, in the entire Universe, where Linux has a dominant marketshare on Desktop and Laptop computers: Outer Space. Well... possibly North Korea, too. 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

"We want nothing to do with [Rumble]," says OBS Studio, which provides support for pornography and exploitation sites. Plus: The very strange finances of OBS. 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 cancelled grant, worth a million bucks, for Oregon State University to create "best practices for fixing gender-bias bugs". This is more than the yearly revenue for GNOME & KDE combined. 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

IBM. Red Hat. Adobe. Now Verizon. Big Tech is dropping their DEl programs due to the Trump Executive Orders. 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

Very bizarre things are happening within GNOME. Vulgar "Spam Attacks" on their chat servers attacking Lunduke. GNOME Board attacks then blocks Lunduke. Then promotes "transparency". 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

Nextcloud is an open source competitor to Google Drive. Google doesn't like competition. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

First Zorin OS, now the Fedora-based Nobara changes the default web browser. 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 filing, Coinbase says damages may be upward of $400 Million. 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 filing multiple fraudulent YouTube copyright claims, in order to silence a critical journalist, Adobe failed to follow through with legal action when challenged. The video Adobe doesn't want you to see: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1914160985977335942 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

Plus: Microsoft game studios (where employees have called for the murder of Trump voters) are unionizing. 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

Microsoft continues pushing some very woke, very bizarre, very... disturbing ideas on their employees. 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

There are 3 lawsuits against IBM & Red Hat related to discriminatory hiring & firing by the Big Tech giant. All are moving forward in one way or another. 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 cover was for "The Org Mode Reference Manual" for Emacs. But what was inside... was something very different! 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 battle tested "sudo" is being dropped in favor of the not-finished, untested "sudo-rs"... entirely because it was written in Rust. And that's just the start of Ubuntu's Rust plans. Plus: Lunduke's opinion on the real reason for replacing working GPL software with Rust re-writes. 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 years of chaos, financial uncertainty, and bizarre antics... has the GNOME Foundation finally hired a normal nerd to run the show? 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

Let's make Big Tech grumpy. Let's get as many people subscribing to The Lunduke Journal as possible. Right now. All the details on the discounts: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-monthly-yearly-subscriptions 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

Want a job working on Ubuntu Linux? Be prepared to answer questions about "Equity Programs" and "ESG". 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

Plus: Firefox maker Mozilla finally admits they "May Be Forced to Scale Back Operations". 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 ending of DEl grants may cause the the Oregon State University Open Source Lab to shut down. Plus: Mozilla Foundation's "inclusive language" Million Dollar grant officially cancelled. 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

How likely is it that Meta is found to be a Monopoly and gets broken up? Let's go through the FTC's opening argument slides. 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

Adobe filed a fraudulent Copyright Claim (via YouTube) in order to silence critical reporting from The Lunduke Journal. Now Adobe has 10 days to take legal action. One of the videos Adobe filed a fraudulent claim against (containing statements from Adobe's CEO and CPO on ending DEI policies): https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1914160985977335942More 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

PewDiePie tells his fans to install Linux. The Leftist Activists within Open Source -- including prominent leaders - are declaring PewDiePie fans "Fascists" and "Nazis" who are "not allowed". 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 a recent post to Blogs.GNOME.org, a prominent contributor to the Linux Desktop Environment made this statement as a way of proving they are not "Right Wing".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

"Privacy Preserving Attribution", first deployed in Firefox, is designed to make it easy for a browser vendor to collect large amounts data from users. Now the World Wide Web Consortium wants it to be everywhere. 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

"They are literal fascists in denial," says CarrotCypher of the extremists on the Fediverse. "I don't apologize btw, I've done nothing wrong." 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

Adobe's war on Tech Journalism continues, as they issue a second false copyright claim in 48 hours. The 2nd one even more ridiculous than the first. 1st Banned Video: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1914160985977335942 2nd Banned Video: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1912606452994224362 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

At the demand of Adobe, Google has removed leaked video of Adobe's CEO from YouTube. Abusing and misusing copyright law to silence a Tech Journalist. The video Adobe doesn't want you to see: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1914160985977335942 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

And that's not all! Figma - who makes design and prototyping software - also trademarked the word "Config" and attempted to trademark "Schema". 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

Remember that "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" ad campaign from back in the early 2000s? The one that told you pirating DVDs was a crime? It used unlicensed music and a pirated font. 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

Drew DeVault (Linux Window Manager Developer) is encouraging people to "F*** up" and commit crimes against Tech Companies as a way to fight "fascism". 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

Even worse: 37% of all Internet traffic is from "malicious bots" according to the 2025 "Bad Bot Report". 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

Wordpress company (Automattic) really doesn't trust their employees. 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

Last month, the Open Source Initiative held an election where the votes were tampered with in order to exclude "reform" candidates". Now many fear "retribution" if they speak out. 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

"We have never hired based on quotas... but going forward we will discontinue the practice", "We have a duty to operate within the boundaries of the law". 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 prominent Tech Publication is not just Anti-Trump... but Anti-Jewish and Pro-Hamas. At this point there simply aren't many Tech News outlets left who are not Extreme Leftists. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The odds of Google being broken up into Mini-Googles just keeps getting higher. 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 makers of Firefox, which recently re-branded as a "Global Crew of Activists" focused on Marxism & "LGBT Climate Change using Al", confirms loss of $3.55 Million of Tax Payer funding. 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

When it comes to non-Woke Tech Journalism, there's only one name: The Lunduke Journal. Covering stories - and publishing leaks - that no other Tech News Outlet will touch. Support The Lunduke Journal (with Bitcoin matching through Friday!): https://lunduke.substack.com/p/support-the-lunduke-journal-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