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Should Taxpayer Money Fund Open Source?**
Mozilla, F-Droid, Let's Encrypt, Tor, & more receive huge amounts of money from US taxes. ⌘ Read more
Zorin OS (Linux) Ditches Firefox for Brave
The fallout from Mozilla's Terms of Use change continues, as a prominent Linux distribution switches web browsers. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Nerdy Q & A - March 30, 2025
Just for you amazing subscribers. ⌘ Read more
Tor, F-Droid, & Let's Encrypt Lose Tax Payer Funding, Go To Court
The US tax payer funded Open Technology Fund has lost Federal funding and is taking the Trump administration to court. ⌘ Read more
Help The Lunduke Journal Fight Against The Tech Goliaths
Mozilla, The Linux Foundation, & other corrupt, Woke "Open Source" organizations have received hundreds of millions in donations. ⌘ Read more
Help The Lunduke Journal fight against the Tech Goliaths
The corrupt Tech Foundations of the world — WikiMedia, The Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and the rest — have received hundreds of Millions of dollars in donations. ⌘ Read more
Mozilla Launches Hypocritical, Political War Against Online Data Gathering
Sure. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke talks w/ Bradley Kuhn: Open Source Initiative Election Shenanigans
The "Hacker-in-Residence" of the Software Freedom Conservancy (and past Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation) talks about Open Source Initiative election rigging. ⌘ Read more
Open Source Initiative Rigs Board Election to Keep Out Open Source Advocates
"Using proprietary software is a non-negotiable requirement for Board participation \[in Open Source Initiative\]." ⌘ Read more
Tech Journalist Encourages Fire Bombing Teslas, EFF Shares Lessons on How to Not Get Caught
"New cars bought recently? ⌘ Read more
United Nations and Open Source Initiative Announce "Principles", Nobody Cares
Diversity! ⌘ Read more
IBM Lies to Shareholders About Discriminatory DEI Policies
Ahead of next month's IBM Shareholder meeting, The Heritage Foundation (a shareholder) issued a proposal to investigate IBM's discriminatory hiring. ⌘ Read more
Spanish Wii Hacker Turned Trans Cartoon VTuber Quits Linux Apple Silicon Development
Last month, the lead developer (a Spanish man) of Asahi Linux quit. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Threatened if He Attended SXSW
"Watch your back Fascist", "You are complicit in genocide, we know where youll be, see you there". ⌘ Read more
Goodbye GNU/Linux, Hello Rust/Linux**
Ubuntu plans to ditch the battle-tested GNU Coreutils (chmod, Is, kill, & others), in favor of an unfinished Rust-based re-write, in the next few months. ⌘ Read more
Pokemon Go, the Surveillance Game Financed by the CIA, now Owned by Saudi Arabia
Pokemon Go has been 3D mapping your homes for years, and now it is owned by the Wife-Beating, Jeff Bezos Hacking, Journalist Murdering Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. ⌘ Read more
Is Woke-ism Being Weaponized to Destroy Free & Open Source Software?**
Let's take a look at the theory that Big Tech & Activists are attempting to destroy Open Source with Woke & DEl ideology. ⌘ Read more
Legends of Open Source Under Attack by Leftist Extremists
The most prominent leaders in Free and Open Source Software (from Stallman to Torvalds) are regularly attacked, ostracized, or outright banned by Leftist Extremists. ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation Wants "Non-White, Non-Male" People in their Projects
Linux Foundation Community Manager proudly proclaims, "I haven't contributed" anything but wants "Non-White, Non-Male, Non-30ish" people to feel welcome. ⌘ Read more
DOJ Says Google Must Sell Chrome, Can Keep AI
Plus: No more default Search Engine payments to Mozilla or Apple. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Still Promoting and Funding Sex Changes for Children
Mandatory corporate insurance for "Gender Affirming Care" for children as young as 3 years old. ⌘ Read more
Linus Tech Tips Bans User For Saying "All Racism is Bad"
This is simply the latest example of normal people being silenced and censored, throughout the Tech industry, by Extreme Leftists promoting bigotry. ⌘ Read more
Time For Ubuntu to Drop Firefox?**
With changes to Firefox's Terms of Use, many Linux Distros (Fedora, Mint, & others) are now shipping Spyware. ⌘ Read more
Yes, Mozilla Receives USAID Money.
The Firefox maker spends millions from tax payers on "social and political" training, "centering marginalized groups", and "engaging race, gender, sexuality perspectives". ⌘ Read more
Firefox Fork LlibreWolf Declares Self "Very Woke", Goes on Rant about "Far-Right", Bans "Lunduke"
With Firefox now openly selling user data, many are looking to Firefox forks. ⌘ Read more
Firefox Maker Gaslights Users: The reason we say we sell your data is because we sell your data.
Mozilla, in damage control, updates controversial Terms of Use... ⌘ Read more
The Firefox "Terms of Use" Backlash Threatens to Destroy What's Left of Mozilla
Mozilla accidentally shares internal Google Doc with Lunduke (for one minute). ⌘ Read more
Apple Shareholders Vote to Continue Illegal DEI Practices
"Apple may need to make DEl changes in the future as the legal landscape evolves," says Apple CEO Tim Cook. ⌘ Read more
Use Firefox? Mozilla Says it Can Use Your Data However it Wants.
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information," says Mozilla. ⌘ Read more
How is Mozilla Spending that $1 Million from US Taxpayers?**
That's right, the Firefox maker (turned activist organization) received a $1,051,622 grant from US Federal Government. ⌘ Read more
Framework Unveils $2,000 Non-Upgradable "AI" PC
Listen now (18 mins) \| The company made popular by making modular laptops now makes a desktop with soldered-on RAM. ⌘ Read more
Windows Notepad and Paint Now Have Paid Subscription Only AI Features
Because the future is stupid. ⌘ Read more
12% of Tech Workers Believe macOS is Based on Linux
Over 70% believe in at least one common Myth of Computer History. ⌘ Read more
12% of Tech Workers Believe macOS is Based on Linux
Over 70% believe in at least one common Myth of Computer History. ⌘ Read more
Mozilla Chaos: Layoffs, Founder Out, New Democrat Operative Leadership
Yet another round of layoffs for troubled Firefox maker, with more looming. Insiders describe the mood as "ominous", the "writing is on the wall". ⌘ Read more
Devuan: The Non-Woke Debian Linux Fork (Without Systemd)
"We don't care if you're liberal or conservative, black or white, straight or gay, or anything in between! In fact, we won't bring it up or ask." ⌘ Read more
Leaked Recording Confirms Apple's Discriminatory DEI Hiring Policies
Apple VP of Engineering, Jon Andrews, on refusing to hire for a management role "until we find a diverse slate": "This is super important because... ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Creates New Form of Quantum Matter to Avoid Fixing Windows
Microsoft's new quantum processor, Majorana 1, currently can do nothing. ⌘ Read more
The Open Source Initiative Has No Control of "Open Source" (but they want it!)
The OSi has tried for years to control "Open Source"... ⌘ Read more
Eric Raymond & Lunduke Argue About the Origin of "Open Source"
Who created the term "Open Source"? ⌘ Read more
2025 Tech Industry Survey Closes Friday
Thousands have already taken part, poll closes Friday, February 21st. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Speaking at SXSW 2025
Lunduke will be speaking at FUTO's "Don't Be Evil" event at SXSW. ⌘ Read more
PostmarketOS Joins Codeberg's Fight Against "Right Wing Forces"
Following dubious announcement of attack by "Right Wing Forces" by Git hosting company, a Linux Phone OS project has joined their crusade. ⌘ Read more
Leftist Extremists Leave Linux Kernel, Demand Conservatives Be Banned
Leftist Linux developers demand those with wrong politics "be removed". ⌘ Read more
Fedora's Code of Conduct: 200 Day Response Time, Only Protects You if Red Hat Likes You
Lunduke tests Fedora Linux's Code of Conduct. The results are just as ridiculous as you'd expect. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Journal's New Self-Hosted Forum, Telnet BBS
So many ways to enjoy The Lunduke Journal now -- X, YouTube, Rumble, Substack, Podcast & more -- plus two new (self-hosted) ways to interact with the community. ⌘ Read more
For February: 50% off Subscriptions, 50% off DRM-Free Downloads, Lifetime Subscriptions available
2025 is off to an amazing start for The Lunduke Journal. ⌘ Read more
Codeberg Announces "Fight Against Far-Right"
The Git source code hosting organization, in response to anonymous spam, declares war on "Right-Wing Forces", encourages others to do the same. ⌘ Read more
Why is the EFF Suing to Stop DOGE?**
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against DOGE to stop an audit of government spending. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Forum (How to Gain Access)
Accounts on the official Lunduke Journal forum are only available for full subscribers to The Lunduke Journal (that’s you). ⌘ Read more
Fedora-based Linux Distro Goes on a Ban Party
Universal Blue - a Fedora-based Linux project - bans their most active forum user for questioning political activism, deleting all criticism. ⌘ Read more
Grummz: Wokeness & DEI in Video Games & Open Source
The Team Lead of World of Warcraft (Mark Kern, aka "Grummz") on DEI, Wokeness, & Censorship in the Video Game and Computer industry. ⌘ Read more
Great Tech Industry Survey of 2025
Help answer the most pressing questions within the world of computing, ranging from technical to political. ⌘ Read more
The Great Tech Demographic Survey of 2025
There are a lot of questions we don't have good answers for. ⌘ Read more
Gaming Linux Distro Targets Children with Trans Cartoons
Bazzite -- a Fedora Linux based OS focused on gaming -- created a "Transgendered Bi-Sexual" cartoon mascot cartoon targeted at children. ⌘ Read more
Open Source is Anti-Free Speech
The first instinct, in almost every Open Source & Linux organization - From GNOME to Arch, NixOS to openSUSE - is to censor. ⌘ Read more
Is Arch Linux Woke? Looks like it: Forum Censors Mentions of "Lunduke", Discord Goes on Lockdown
Following Arch Linux Discord voting to ban "links to X / Twitter" & death threats towards a journalist, all official Arch Linux channels begin mass censorship campaign. ⌘ Read more
Red Hat Adding AI to Fedora Linux & GNOME
Red Hat's Director of Desktop, outlines plans for 2025: "Big item on our list is looking at ways Fedora can make use of Artificial Intelligence" from IBM. ⌘ Read more
Arch Linux Discord: "I think we should kill Lunduke"
How does the Arch Linux Discord server respond to me covering their plan to "Ban Links to X"? By threatening to murder me. ⌘ Read more
The Most Important Tech News of January 2025 (That Only The Lunduke Journal Covered)
H1-B Visas, Non-Woke Operating Systems, Facebook ending DEl, Memory Leaking Rust, Godot Went Woke Went Broke, Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, & more. ⌘ Read more
Arch Linux Discord Voting to Ban Links to X / Twitter (Because "Nazis")
Following Debian's lead, the Arch community is preparing to take a stand against Elon Musk, Conservatives, & X. And they're banning anyone who disagrees. ⌘ Read more
Trump & Elon Force Government Programmers to Disable DEI Language Chat Bot
Plus: US Government Devs are quickly deleting DEl material off GitHub, let's see what they're removing. (Spoiler: It's super racist and ridiculous!) ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation Makes Statement About Banning Russian Programmers (3 Months Late)
"It is disappointing that the open source community cannot operate independently of international sanctions programs," says Linux Foundation. ⌘ Read more
Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, Leaves X.com
Reasons for leaving X include "Elon Musk", "Diversity", "Fake News", & "Gender". ⌘ Read more
The Birth of a New Tech Myth: "Facebook Says Linux is Malware!"
We are witnessing a new "Computer Myth" being created before our eyes, as several "Tech News" outlets repeat a false statement about Facebook & Linux. ⌘ Read more
DeepSeek is Copying Existing Al Data, Censoring Results, and Collecting Your Data for China
What do you get when you train your Al on an existing (error-filled) Al, censor it on behalf of a Communist government, and data mine your users? ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Blizzard Artist Calls For Murder of Trump Voters
"Kill your local MAGA," says Activision Blizzard video game artist. ⌘ Read more
No, Facebook is Not Censoring "Linux", Only "DistroWatch".
Facebook is flagging and censoring links to DistroWatch.com as "malware". ⌘ Read more
Jack Dorsey Keynote Cancelled After Protest Threat by Child Porn Enthusiast, Extreme Leftist
"Billionaires are not welcome at FOSDEM," says Child Porn Enthusiast, Drew DeVault. ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation's Mandatory DEI Training
Lunduke takes the "Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation" certification, which focuses on BLM, Pronouns, Critical Race Theory, Micro-Inequities, and DEl. ⌘ Read more
Linux Distro Declared "Non-Woke", Causing New Users & Interest to Skyrocket
While "Woke" Linux Distributions (like openSUSE) are struggling to survive, interest in OpenMandriva - a non-Woke Open Source project - is exploding. ⌘ Read more
Godot Game Engine Went Woke... And Lost $160,000 Per Year.
A few months ago, the Open Source Godot Game Engine enacted a mass "cleansing" of Non-Woke supporters. Then their monthly donations dropped by over 25%. ⌘ Read more
Tech Journalists Rally in Support of Racism and Sexism in Big Tech
"Save me from rich, white men," declares the Tech Journalists in response to some Big Tech firms decreasing racist DEl spending. ⌘ Read more
Apple Begs Shareholders to Let Them Continue Illegal DEl Policies
On February 25th, Apple Shareholders will vote on ending the company's illegal DEl policies. ⌘ Read more
1980's Computers on the Modern Internet with FujiNet
Because the Apple Il, 8 Bit Atari, Tandy Color Computer, and DOS PCs all deserve to be Online. ⌘ Read more
Will The Linux Foundation Purchase Chrome?**
The courts are primed to force Google to sell Chrome, & Google is preparing by setting up a "Chrome" organization within The Linux Foundation. ⌘ Read more
Stick it to Big Tech. Support The Lunduke Journal.
No ads. No corporate money. No Big Tech influence. Support the last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Nerdy Q & A - Jan 13, 2025
A few of the questions asked in today's show: ⌘ Read more
Massive Memory Leaks in System76's Cosmic Desktop (Written in "Memory Safe" Rust)
Plus: Hyprland developer weighs in, "No, I don't think it's beta ready :P" ⌘ Read more
Meta: Ending DEl, Ending "Fact Checking", Allowing LGBT Criticism & Vaccine Skepticism
Facebook employees "in meltdown" over changes which allow people to say "LGBT are mentally ill". ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation Launches Pay-to-Play, Inclusive "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers"
Because doing something about "Linux" just isn't the Linux Foundation's style. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Retro DOS BBS is On-Line
Free to use, Telnet BBS: A shrine to 1990s BBS gaming. TradeWars 2002, Legend of the Red Dragon, & More. ⌘ Read more
Review: OpenMandriva Rolling Linux Distro
A Non-Woke, Truly Independent, Big-Tech-Free, Linux OS focused on the code instead of politics? Yes, please! ⌘ Read more
US Government Bans Linux Foundation from Doing Business with Tencent, Huawei
In 2024, Biden banned Linux from working with Russian programmers. ⌘ Read more
Anti-Conservative openSUSE Linux Spends December Begging for Board Candidates, Finds None
Back in early December, openSUSE delayed their elections after failing to find Board Member candidates. ⌘ Read more
OpenMandriva : The Non-Woke Linux Distro?**
"We don't do DEI (or DIE, as we prefer to call it)," says OpenMandriva President. ⌘ Read more
Are There Any Non-Woke Operating Systems?**
Windows, macOS, Linux... they're all woke. What's left? ⌘ Read more
H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea?**
Elon Musk is for the H-1B visa. But is it a good thing for the Software Industry? ⌘ Read more
Employees Speak Out: Google, Apple, Microsoft, & Intel Discriminate Against White Men
"I'd love to hire you, but, unfortunately, you're a white male." ⌘ Read more
Dead Internet Theory is Facebook's New Business Model
Al Bots will soon have profile pictures & bios, "exist on [Facebook], kind of in the same way that accounts do." ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Research Funds "Pronouns in Software" Study
After encouraging "Gender Transitioning" children, Microsoft is doubling down on DEl with new "Research" study and new animated video about Trans pronouns in software. ⌘ Read more
Bluesky Bans Lunduke For Having Common Views
After a month of internal debates, Bluesky decided to perma-ban Lunduke at 9pm on the Friday after Christmas. ⌘ Read more
Wikipedia Spends $31 Million on "Racial Equity" in 2024
Wikimedia Foundation now has $286 Million in assets, spends 10x more on "Equity" than server hosting. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Dec 8 - Dec 21, 2024)
Linux Foundation Lowers Linux Spending! IBM, Red Hat, & Mozilla Discrimination Lawsuits! ChatGPT Can't Say Lunduke! ⌘ Read more
Google Tells Courts How Google Should Be Punished (and Tried to Hide it)
Released Friday before Christmas -- the ideal time to hide any announcement -- in response to losing an antitrust suit, Google proposes no real changes to their company or search business. ⌘ Read more
Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
"Mozilla has shifted much of its work toward Al" as funds directed towards African "Digital Justice", "Queer Youth Inclusion", & "Digital Activism for Young Feminists". ⌘ Read more
ChatGPT Can Not Say "Bryan Lunduke"
Move over David Mayer, Lunduke joins the list of names which OpenAl will not display. Here's how this was accomplished. ⌘ Read more
The real "Year of The Linux Desktop"...
I know. ⌘ Read more
Wordpress Contributors Must Now Agree That "Pineapple is Delicious on Pizza'
The Wordpress v. WP Engine legal battle just took a detour into... food. ⌘ Read more
openSUSE Unable to Find Board Candidates After Banning Conservatives
Over the last 2 years the famous Linux project has attacked and mass-banned non-Leftists. Now there's nobody left to run openSUSE. ⌘ Read more