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Mozilla Lawsuit from Former Executive Gets Jury Trial Date
The former "CEO-to-be" will get his day in court against the Firefox maker... but not until a few months after Mozilla loses 80%+ of their revenue. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Quest - December 16, 2024
We all do it. ⌘ Read more
No. 2025 Won't Be The Year of The Linux Desktop.
Programmers banned. Bankruptcy & Funding problems. Lawsuits galore. 2024 was the worst year for Linux. Ever. And 2025 isn't going to save us. ⌘ Read more
DRM-Free, Downloadable Media is a Good Thing
The Lunduke Journal adds DRM-free MP4 downloads to the many ways to enjoy the show (Locals, YouTube, X, Rumble, Facebook, Patreon, & Podcast feeds). ⌘ Read more
3 Anti-White Discrimination Lawsuits Pending Against IBM & Red Hat
One year after the explosive IBM & Red Hat leaks, we look at each lawsuit... ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Quest - December 13, 2024
We, as nerds, are all one people. ⌘ Read more
The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)
Blu-Ray is dead - everyone from Sony to LG is ceasing production -- with no physical media alternative to take its place. ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
Plus: Skyrocketing revenue, and no mention of "Diversity" or "Climate Change". Which, for The Linux Foundation, is quite weird. ⌘ Read more
Al "Slop" Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects
"Low-quality, spammy, and LLM hallucinated security reports" taking time away from real bugs and features. ⌘ Read more
Inaccurate Computing: AI, Quantum, & The Error-Filled Future
Traditional, binary computing is built on extreme accuracy and consistency. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Lessening TPM Requirement for Windows 11?**
One week after doubling down on the TPM requirement, Microsoft lightens up. ⌘ Read more
GNOME & KDE Team Up on Paid Flathub Software Store
GNOME broke and doing layoffs, KDE searching for revenue, & an ill-fated App Store project. ⌘ Read more
$10 Off Yearly, & Discounted Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions
Available through end of day Monday, December 9th. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024)
Codes of Conduct! ChatGPT Insanity! KDE Gets Naggy! Firefox Activists! ⌘ Read more
The "Code of Conduct" Must Die
The "CoC" concept has done more harm than good, weaponized against people in Linux, NixOS, Python, C++, openSUSE, Godot, and many other organizations. ⌘ Read more
Firefox Maker Rebrands as "Global Crew of Activists"
Mozilla, facing the loss of 80% of their income and mass layoffs, pays for expensive rebranding. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke v. ChatGPT - "Cease Making Defamatory Statements"
Will OpenAl cease making false, libelous statements? If not... why not? ⌘ Read more
KDE Goes Nagware (And Income Skyrocketed)
The K Desktop Environment now has a popup which asks users for donations. ⌘ Read more
Notepad++ Has "Anti-Elon Musk" Release
Marketing software using extreme political stances is becoming increasingly common. What will the result be? More from ⌘ Read more
The Quest to Remove My Name From ChatGPT
ChatGPT says Lunduke: is a Trans-Man, has a husband named Evan, has club feet, advocates for DEl policies, and (worst of all) loves Windows 11. ⌘ Read more
Solved: Why ChatGPT Will Not Say "David Mayer"
This mystery is pretty much solved (or, at least, close enough). ⌘ Read more
Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out
Andrew Tomazos, banned from the C++ Standards Group for using the word "Question" in a technical document, shares his story. ⌘ Read more
Support Independent Tech Journalism -- Stick it to Big Tech
No Advertisements. No Big Tech. 100% Audience Supported. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024)
C++ Bans Devs! Linux Bans Devs! Elementary's DEI Marketing! Microsofts "Dark Patterns"! ⌘ Read more
Google Accuses Microsoft of "Dark Patterns" with Edge Browser on Windows
To make this case, they've formed the "Browser Choice Alliance" with Opera & Vivaldi. ⌘ Read more
Deno v. Oracle: JavaScript Trademark Dispute
Legal action seeks to cancel Oracle's "JavaScript" trademark, which it renewed fraudulently and has abandoned. ⌘ Read more
elementary OS 8 is the DEI Linux Distro
"Take that fascists!" says elementary OS founder, Daniel Fore. ⌘ Read more
Linux Code of Conduct Board Officially Bans Developer for "Insufficient" Groveling
All code changes from beaches developer will be rejected for Linux Kernel 6.13. ⌘ Read more
C++ Standards Contributor Banned For Using Word "Question"
A pattern of prominent developers banned from programming projects for insane reasons. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 10 - Nov 23, 2024)
Mozilla Nearing EOL, Linux CoC Insanity, Red Hat Ditching Linux for AI, & … Pokémon Go? ⌘ Read more
Firefox Has 9 Months of Income Left (Possibly Less)
Also: Will Google be forced to sell off Android (when they sell off Chrome)? We'll know next August. ⌘ Read more
Linux Code of Conduct Board Blocks File System Changes
A code change for new bcachefs features is being blocked not for technical reasons... but a CoC dispute. Seriously. ⌘ Read more
The Pokemon Go Spying Conspiracy Theory? Yeah. It's Verified.
Pokemon Go using your phone camera to build a CIA-backed 3D Map AI system. ⌘ Read more
DOJ: Google Must Sell Off Chrome
And that's only one impact of Google being officially ruled a monopoly. ⌘ Read more
Mozilla's "Dreams" Do Not Include Firefox ... or Even Web Browsing
A survey about Mozilla's future doesn't mention Firefox... but it does have 8 gender options. ⌘ Read more
Red Hat: Linux is the Past, AI is the Future
Red Hat CEO says "Al needs to be everywhere", purchases Al company. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2024)
Gimp 3.0! NOTEPAD.EXE AI! Mozilla Layoffs! ⌘ Read more
Mozilla Hosts "Feminist, Decolonial, LGBTQIA+, Climate Justice using Al" Event
After laying off 30% of their staff, Mozilla Foundation flies to a Zambian resort to promote Marxism & anti-Capitalism. ⌘ Read more
Four Months After The NixOS "Nazi Purge"
4 Months After "Purge", NixOS Team Continues to Discriminate & Alienate Contributors. ⌘ Read more
The Great Lunduke Journal November Fundraiser
Without The Lunduke Journal, many Tech stories would never be told. And you make that possible. ⌘ Read more
Notepad.exe Goes AI
Microsoft is adding Artificial Intelligence to Notepad and Paint. Because they hate you. ⌘ Read more
GIMP 3.0 RC Released!
20 years after the release of GIMP 2.0, version 3 has a "Release Candidate" available! ⌘ Read more
Mozilla Foundation Mass Layoffs, Axes Advocacy
With nosediving marketshare, upcoming loss of Google funding, & a shift to advertising... this was inevitable. ⌘ Read more
Will Voting Machines Get Hacked? Almost Certainly.
Huge number of targets, high value, & many exploits makes voting related hacking a certainty. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Oct 20 - Nov 2, 2024)
Linux v. Russia! Internet Archive Weirdness! RISC OS Web Browsing! ⌘ Read more
Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1
Big Tech's war against "sideloading" continues. With Microsoft and Google not far behind. ⌘ Read more
25% of Google Code is AI Generated
Layoffs, lack of pay raises for engineers, but they're not replacing programmers with Al. Wink wink. ⌘ Read more
Wayback Machine & Google Website Cache Go Offline Weeks Before 2024 Election
With a Presidential election days away, the biggest ways to record online statements are conspicuously broken. ⌘ Read more
Long Term Linux Maintainer Banned After Protesting Removal of Russian Programmers
Plus: Linux Kernel devs share Lunduke Journal video in attempt to make sense of anti-Russian programmer policy. ⌘ Read more
Open Source RISC OS Now Has WiFi and Modern Web Browser on Raspberry Pi
The OS first released in 1987 for Acorn computers is becoming a viable modern desktop. ⌘ Read more
Will Russia Hard Fork Linux?**
Russia's Ministry of Digital Development proposes hard Linux kernel fork after Russian Devs banned. ⌘ Read more
Author of "Stallman Report" Hit Piece Collects and Publishes Child Porn?**
A continuing pattern of Leftist Extremists attacking others in Tech for what they, themselves, do. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Does NOT Endorse Kamala Harris
Pro-Censorship, bad for Open Source, and not good for the Computer Industry. ⌘ Read more
No, Microsoft Did Not Fire Employees for Holding "Vigil for Palestinians"
Microsoft fired 2 Microsoft Azure employees who boycotted Microsoft -- and organized anti-Microsoft protests (while being wildly antisemitic). ⌘ Read more
Wikipedia's War on Israel, USA, & Truth
Pro-Hamas and Pro-Iran editors flood Wikipedia (& Google) with false data, while Wiki Media Foundation earns hundreds of millions of dollars. ⌘ Read more
Remembering When Obama Declared Linux Users "Extremists"
Part of a long pattern of Leftist attacks on Open Source and Free Software. ⌘ Read more
Why Were Russian Programmers Banned From Linux, But Not Huawei Employees?**
Plus: Linus Torvalds goes on attack against "Russian Trolls". ⌘ Read more
Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned
Biden's Executive Order 14071, forbids Russians from working with or using GPL'd software made in the USA. ⌘ Read more
Twitch Bans All of Israel, Un-Bans Anti-Jewish Terrorists
In response to the Oct 7 attacks on Israel, the Amazon company (with moderators in Egypt) took an anti-Israel stance. ⌘ Read more
Like the Library of Alexandria, the Internet Archive Will Burn.
Hackers, Poor Infrastructure, & Lawsuits. One of those will bring down Archive.org. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Oct 13 - Oct 19, 2024)
Debian Discrimination! Stallman Hit Piece! Winamp Code Deleted! Nuclear AI CAPTCHA Solving! ⌘ Read more
Did The Internet Archive Hack Themselves?**
The Internet Archive Hack gets weirder and weirder by the day. ⌘ Read more
Police Reports Written by AI... Seriously.
A police report written by ChatGPT? What could possibly go wrong?! ⌘ Read more
Lunduke's Nerdy Q & A - Oct 17, 2024
The full length, video version is available here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6240894/lundukes-nerdy-q-a-oct-17-2024Read more
Winamp Source Code Repo Deleted
Less than one month after source code release, Winamp GitHub repo has vanished. ⌘ Read more
Drew DeVault Behind Stallman-Report.org Hit Piece
Some mild DNS sleuthing has revealed the "anonymous" author of the attack on Richard Stallman. ⌘ Read more
The Stallman Report - A Hit Piece on the Free Software Founder
An anonymous author. Strong political bias. Dubious motivation. Canceling an old man with cancer because he makes controversial statements. ⌘ Read more
The Road to Skynet: Nuclear Powered, CAPTCHA Solving AI
Teach Al systems to beat CAPTCHAs and pretend to be people, then give them nuclear reactors. ⌘ Read more
Debian Linux Doesn't Want Straight White Men
Want to be a paid intern for Debian? ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Oct 6 - Oct 12, 2024)
GNOME Layoffs! Woke Software Alternatives! Internet Archive Hacks! Facebook Censorship Portal! ⌘ Read more
Internet Archive Got Hacked... and Did Nothing When Told About It
All sufficiently popular, complex systems will get hacked. ⌘ Read more
Facebook Developed Custom Portal to Help Biden Administration Censor Americans
All while storing your password as plain text, accessible to 20,000 Facebook employees. ⌘ Read more
New Lifetime Subscriptions only available until Friday
One more day to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription... before that option is gone forever. ⌘ Read more
Google May be Broken Up as a Result of Lost Lawsuit
Google has been ruled to be a monopoly, with multiple remedies being proposed... ⌘ Read more
Top Level Domain .io Will Die in 5 Years
The "Indian Ocean" islands have been given up by the UIK. ⌘ Read more
Best Alternatives to Woke Software
Because we should al be able to use software that doesn't hate us for being normal. ⌘ Read more
No, You Don't Need Telemetry Data to Make Software
If you need telemetry and usage data... ⌘ Read more
GNOME Foundation Broke, Lays Off 33% of Staff
Just as The Lunduke Journal said was going to happen after the GNOME Shaman disaster. ⌘ Read more
Firefox & Thunderbird Collect User Data by Default (in Violation of European Law)
The potential fines alone could put Mozilla out of business. ⌘ Read more
Framework Laptop LEGO Expansion Card?!
You can now add LEGO pieces to a modular, Linux powered Framework laptop. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Sep 29 - Oct 5, 2024)
Godot's "Cleansing" of Non-Woke! DOOM on a Quantum Computer! A Good Code of Conduct! ⌘ Read more
Yes. Mozilla is an Advertising Company Now.
The core Mozilla business has shifted from Firefox and search engines... ⌘ Read more
The Redot (Godot Fork) Launch X Space -- with Q & A
Note: It starts with one of the founders of Redot speaking. ⌘ Read more
DOOM Now Runs on a Quantum Computer (Which Doesn't Even Exist)
A hypothetical quantum computer… 70 times more powerful than the most powerful Quantum Computer. ⌘ Read more
Lifetime Subscription & The Lunduke Journal Affiliate Program
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6182321/lifetime-subscriptions-the-lunduke-journal-affiliate-programRead more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Sep 22 - Sep 28, 2024)
Killer printers! Linux on 4 bit computers! Nuclear powered servers! And... Winamp! ⌘ Read more
Godot Responds to Mass Banning - No Apology, Blames Banned Users
Plus: Godot censors journalists, asks banned users to beg to be un-banned. ⌘ Read more
Godot Game Engine Enacts Mass "Cleansing" of Non-Woke Supporters
Those who suggest Godot "focus on software" are labeled "filth of humanity" and "toxic pieces of [censored]". ⌘ Read more
New California Law: Digital Stores Cannot Say "Buy" When They Mean "License"
Tired of "buying" software only to realize you merely have a "license" that can be taken away? ⌘ Read more
The "9.9" Linux Vulnerability Revealed: It's The Printers
Remote attacker can execute code by simply sending a UDP packet to a Linux machine. ⌘ Read more
Rust Compiler Not Stable Enough for Linux Kernel Development
According to Linus Torvalds: "Nothing depends on Rust in the kernel now, and nothing will for some time yet." ⌘ Read more
Privacy Watchdog Group Attacks Mozilla for Firefox User Tracking
Because "Privacy Preserving Attribution" doesn't actually "Preserve" Privacy. ⌘ Read more
Newly Open Sourced Winamp Forbids Forking, Already Forked Hundreds of Times
Against GitHub Terms of Service which states all public repositories must be "forkable". ⌘ Read more
Severe (9.9 / 10) Linux Vulnerability Announced, Details Kept Secret
More critical than Heartbleed, Spectre, or Meltdown? We'll find out on October 6th when the details are publicly disclosed. ⌘ Read more
Telegram Will Now Give Personal Data to Governments & Use AI to Moderate Content
After CEO Pavel Durov's arrest, Telegram has drastically changed policies. ⌘ Read more
Linux on C64, 8086, & Intel 4004
With a little work, Linux can boot on 8 and 4 bit CPUs from the 1970s. Slowly. ⌘ Read more
Trump vs Harris on Computer Tech Policies
How President Donald Trump & Vice President Kamala Harris differ on Net Neutrality, TikTok, AI, Broadband, Internet Censorship, & Section 230. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon & the Nuclear Powered Data Center
Microsoft re-opens Three Mile Island. ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Sep 15 - Sep 21, 2024)
Real-Time Linux! Dystopian AI Future! Fake AI Podcasts! Exploding Pagers! ⌘ Read more
Linux has Real-Time now. What the fart does that actually mean?**
20 years in the making. But what does a Real-Time Linux Kernel mean for most of us? ⌘ Read more