The Lunduke Journal of Technology

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

53 days after Cloudflare announced that their service was now “more secure” because they had ported it to Rust... an error in their Rust code caused a massive outage.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

“I am one of those ‘woke communists' you worry about,” says Linux founder, Linus Torvalds. Plus: Why Free and Open Source Software is neither Socialist nor Communist.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 Python refused to stop discriminatory policies & turned down $1.5 Million from the US Government. Now they have launched the “Python is for EVERYONE” campaign... but they don't actually mean “everyone”.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

Al Chatbots officially allowed for all aspects of Linux Kernel development. “Kernel contributors have been using [Al tools] to generate contributions for a long time.”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's YouTube channel has been shadow banned, suspended, and demonetized more times than I can count. But, hey, big round numbers are cool.50% off. Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime Subs. Through Nov 19th:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/interviews-youtube-silver-award-thingyMore 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

Jeff Atwood (co-founder of Stack Overflow & Discourse), appears to make a public threat against Omarchy & Ruby on Rails founder, DHH. Threats of violence are a pattern among Open Source 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

Ubuntu is now shipping with Rust based replacements of core utilities (sudo, date, du, etc.). And the steady stream of bugs, missing functionality, and security vulnerabilities continues.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

Preston Byrne, the attorney representing both 4chan and Kiwi Farms, talks with Lunduke about Ofcom and the United Kingdom's censorship campaign against Americans.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

David Heinemeier Hansson (aka “DHH”, the creator of Ruby on Rails & Omarchy Linux), talks with Lunduke about Linux “selling out”, what a “distro” is, & the attacks from activists within 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

GNOME OS Team says Framework “supports Fascist and Racist s***heads”, “does not feel comfortable in further collaboration”. GNOME Board wants to talk to groups “reconsidering working with Framework”.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

Debian Linux and Ubuntu are forcing adoption of Rust at core levels of the system. Considering the large numbers of Leftist Extremist Activists among Rust developers... can that software be trusted? 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

Devuan's Code of Conduct: “We accept everyone's contributions, we don't care if you're liberal or conservative, black or white, straight or gay, or anything in between!” 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 turning down $1.5 Million from the US Government as an act of DEI Virtue Signalling, the Python Software Foundation reveals that they have a $1.4 Million deficit, with only 6 months of money left.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

APT, Debian's package manager also used by Ubuntu, to have a hard Rust requirement. Debian may “sunset” ports (such as PowerPC & m68k) which are not fully supported by 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 stories from The Lunduke Journal are continuing to spread further and further with each passing month.Thanks to all of you, The Lunduke Journal stories (including videos, audio podcasts, and articles) were seen (or heard) 12.9 Million times in October.Subscriptions are up. “Views” are way up. This is the kind of growth Big Tech funded Tech News can only dream of (at a time when the “Mainstream” Tech Journalists are floundering).We're doing something right.Stats for OctoberHere's some Lunduke Journal stats for October:* 12.9 Million views (or listens) during the last month (October) alone.* 146,236 free subscribers (not including audio podcast feeds).* 6,921 new free subscribers on the primary platforms.* 295 shows, so far, in 2025 (Jan 1st → Oct 31st, +30 shows over the last 30 days).* $0.00 (zero) taken from any corporation.12.9 Million “Views” (video, audio podcast, articles) during October. Up 16.2% from the month before. Beautiful.Free Subscribers to The Lunduke Journal is similarly up — closing in on 150k, with an increase of 4.9% over the last month.Thank You!Seriously. None of this would be possible without all of you.-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

SUSE, in a race with Red Hat to add Al features nobody wants, has added “Al-powered administration” to Linux servers. Which definitely won't make John Connor happy. 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

Wikipedia joins 4chan & Kiwi Farms in defying the United Kingdom. “We're going to just refuse to do it. Politically, what are they going to do? They could block Wikipedia. Good luck with that.” 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

KDE joins GNOME, Fedora, NixOS, and many other Open Source organizations in having a severe case of “Lunduke Derangement Syndrome”. 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

GNOME & Fedora call Jews “Nazis”. Canonical, Debian, & GNOME call XLibre “Nazis”. NixOS calls Conservatives “Nazis”. And now KDE says Elon Musk, and all X users, are “Nazis”. 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 Python Software Foundation has turned down a $1.5 Million Dollar grant from the US government, as it would require them to cease discriminatory Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion practices. 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 popular YouTuber named Theo Browne offered $20k to the Open Source FFmpeg team if they remove their social media person, who Theo calls a “motherf***er”. The X Thread: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1982569289237352620 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

Ubuntu 25.10 dropped the battle tested GNU Core Utils, in favor of the untested, incomplete “uutils”. Why? Because they were programmed in Rust. And, as expected, things are breaking. 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

What does an Al developed Linux Distribution look like? We'll soon find out, as Fedora (owned by Red Hat) now has a policy specifically allowing Al contributions. 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

OSU's Computer Science program — which had a $1 Million Dollar grant for “Gender-Inclusive Open Source” — teaches about “White Supremacy” and “Reparations” instead of programming. 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 story of the F-Droid Android App Store listing The Bible as NSFW (”Promotes Pornography”) continues as developers de-list their Apps from F-Droid & Code of Conduct shenanigans.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

“Nazi! Fascist! Hitler Particles!” The Leftist Extremists of Open Source have been attacking DHH's Omarchy Linux non-stop. The result? Massive adoption from normal people. 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 Open Source Android App Store warns users that Bible Apps have, “features you may not like. This app contains content that should not be publicized or visible 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

A Tech Journalist interviewed me for a hit-piece article. But the questions made them look bad, and they shelved the story. So I'm publishing their hit piece for 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

Two weeks ago, The Lunduke Journal pointed out how many Leftist Open Source organizations (Rust, NixOS, Linux Kernel, etc.) still used the “Master” branch naming (against their “inclusive naming” rules). Yesterday, Rust changed to “Main”.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

Framework Computer is offering monthly financial support to the GNOME Foundation. Framework also supports Omarchy Linux & Hyprland, which GNOME activists call “Fascist”, so GNOME may refuse those funds. 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 lawyer representing 4chan has provided documents sent by the UK's Office of Communications (marked CONFIDENTIAL). And they are absolutely wild. 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 Em Dash ( — ) has been in use for centuries by some of the most renowned writers — from journalists to classic literature to modern Sci-Fi authors. Not a good way to identify AI output. 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

Al Notepad, Al Paint, Al Excel, Al Word, Al GitHub... now Al OneDrive facial recognition. And Microsoft is limiting how often you can turn it off. 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

UK is threatening to block 4Chan in 60 days if it does not comply with OfCom demands. In other news: 4Chan is censoring Lunduke Journal stories & suspending users who post 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

The United Kingdom Office of Communications (Ofcom) has issued a fine to 4Chan. If 4Chan does not pay the fine in 60 days, it can be blocked in the UK. 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

Volunteer moderators have “taken a hiatus” in response to Framework supporting Omarchy Linux and Hyperland - which Leftists say have “Hitler Particles”. 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 utility to detect problematic software and configurations,” such as Omarchy Linux, Hyprland, & Ladybird, was developed by an account with a Russian Military email address. 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 the Big Tech-sponsored “Tech News” appears to be buying “views”. The Article: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lunduke-journal-had-over-11-million 50% Off Lunduke Journal Subscriptions: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/7353935/50-off-everything-at-the-lunduke-journal-through-sunday Perks for Lunduke Journal Subscribers https://lunduke.substack.com/p/all-the-subscriber-benefits-for-the 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

Framework Computer has endorsed DHH's Omarchy Linux & Hyprland. Leftist Open Source Activists call Framework “Far Right, Fascist, White Supremacist, Transphobic, Motherf***ers”. 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 maker of Jira and Trello says you should celebrate LGBT Pride every day. EVERY DAY. 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

“This Lunduke guy is really stupid. I want to launch him off a cliff.” 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

“[Rustfmtcheck] is just ANNOYING. It's automated tooling that is literally making bad decisions for the maintainability,” says Linux creator, Linus Torvalds.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