Microsoft attempts to block Elon Musk purchase of Linux
“Hey! We already bought Linux,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadela ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 28, 2022
Listen now (46 min) | 6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry ⌘ Read more

Pixelorama – a truly spectacular pixel art editor for Linux, Mac, & Windows
Open source, gorgeous user interface, easy to use animation tools… Pixelorama is one of the best pixel art editors I’ve ever used. ⌘ Read more

Working with Mac Files via Linux
How to work with Mac-specific files (DMG, HQX, SIT & others), even ones from 30 years ago. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 27, 2022
Listen now (45 min) | Wayland or X11? BBS tips? VR remakes of classic games? ⌘ Read more

Developer of popular password manager to drop Ubuntu Snap packaging
KeePassXC developer refers to praise of Snap as “a bad joke.” ⌘ Read more

What alternative / retro Operating System could I live in (happily)?
Not modern Windows, macOS, or Linux… but something else… ⌘ Read more

10 funny pictures about computers and programming
Because it’s Wednesday. And these pictures made me smile. ⌘ Read more

Help old computers use the web with FrogFind.com & 68k.news
Because getting retro computers on “The Web” is tricky. We can use all the help we can get. ⌘ Read more

6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry
The Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and Open Source Initiative don’t want us talking about these topics. Which is weird. ⌘ Read more

Annual Lunduke Journal subscriptions drop to $1 / month!
All thanks to the generosity of the Founding Member subscribers to The Lunduke Journal. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Write - The First Word Processor for Windows (also released for Mac and… Atari ST?)
That’s right. Microsoft made Write for Mac and Atari ST. Weird, right? ⌘ Read more

“Lunduke’s Quest” – a new (nerdy) adventure game for Linux, Mac, Haiku, Amiga, & more.
Quite possibly the nerdiest adventure game ever created. ⌘ Read more

The nerdiest wristwatches of all time
Do some programming, watch TV, and play some video games… all from your 1980s watch. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 25, 2022
Listen now (38 min) | The QB64 Saga – Drama, Revenge, & Open Source ⌘ Read more

Ask Lunduke some questions! (Just make ‘em good and nerdy.)
Bonus points for questions about Alternative Operating Systems and Retro Computing. ⌘ Read more

Make Linux Shell scripts declare “Success” or “Failure” using the Super Smash Bros announcer voice
… or any other audio files if you want to get creative about it. ⌘ Read more

Naming kids is hard for us computer nerds.
There’s just so many great names to choose from. ⌘ Read more

Ubuntu, facing declining marketshare, doubles down on most hated feature
How long before Ubuntu abandons Snap packaging in order to save the Linux distribution? ⌘ Read more

10 reasons every nerd wants to become a Lunduke Journal Founding Member subscriber
Number 10 will SHOCK you! ⌘ Read more

A new (free) racing game for DOS has been released!
From a developer that has released racing games for Amiga, Linux, Sega Genesis, and… Haiku?! ⌘ Read more

The wild events that nearly took down the QB64 project (but, thankfully, didn’t)
A story of crazy drama within an amazing Open Source project. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 21 2022
Listen now (20 min) | LundukeFest 2022 - “Linux Sucks”, Retro Computing, & Good Times ⌘ Read more

NiceOS – a Linux distribution that uses packages from whatever Linux distro you want
No SystemD. No default package manager. NiceOS is… weird. But also nice. ⌘ Read more

LundukeFest is back on the schedule! May 14th, 2022!
“Linux Sucks”, Retro Computing, Internet History & more are on the schedule! ⌘ Read more

You can now subscribe to The Lunduke Journal via Patreon!
Patreon subscribers can now get all the same perks as subscribers on Substack or Locals. ⌘ Read more

W: The Window System before X… that nobody seems to remember
(Nobody seems to even know what it looked like.) ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 19, 2022
Listen now (16 min) | Why no ChromeOS phone? ⌘ Read more

Run a full, desktop Linux distro on your Android phone with UserLAnd
Just as if it were an Android app. Because… well… you know you want to. ⌘ Read more

First Founding Member group hangout next week!
Thanks to all the Founding Members, we were able to drop the subscription price this month! ⌘ Read more

The BookMac – The 1984 Macintosh Laptop… that never got released
Not “MacBook”… “BookMac”. Seriously. ⌘ Read more

Chrome : RAM :: Dog : Bed
(Assuming the dog has his legs stretched straight out. Which he does.) ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 18, 2022
Listen now (29 min) | The Ubuntu Marketshare Nosedive ⌘ Read more

Richard Stallman - “The state of the Free Software movement” - April 13, 2022
Free Software founder has choice words for Ubuntu, Apple. Announces a manual for GNU C. ⌘ Read more

Ubuntu market-share is in a nosedive (and that’s ok)
No Linux distribution can remain #1 forever, right? ⌘ Read more

Web Devs are not real programmers.
There. I said it. Shots fired, etc. ⌘ Read more

Pronouncing computer words can be tricky.
Tricky, tricky, tricky. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal about to hit our subscription goal for end of April! Awesome!
Can we push it over the top today? ⌘ Read more

FreeGEM/XM – The open source version of the unreleased, multi-tasking GEM
Because unreleased, 1980s operating systems are cool. ⌘ Read more

Remembering the “Tempest Lunduke Edition” tower from Pogo Linux
Because it is just so choice. ⌘ Read more

“Linux Tycoon 3 - The OS Wars” update released for Linux & DOS
Release 2 is a lot like Release 1. But more betterer. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke explains ways to hide your activity on the Internet… using an iced coffee.
Incognito Mode… VPN… Tor… what’s the difference? ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 11, 2022
Listen now (57 min) | Ask Lunduke! ⌘ Read more

The many Operating Systems of the Commodore 64
UNIX for C64? CP/M for C64? Seriously?! (Yes. Seriously.) ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022
Listen now (27 min) | Why do Tech Journalists so often get Computer History… totally wrong? ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal has now published 10 eBooks. 10 very, very nerdy eBooks.
Plus 4 video games. And like a bazillion articles and podcasts. Which is crazy awesome. ⌘ Read more

HOTDOGbuntu - Make Ubuntu look like classic Mac, Atari ST, Win 3.1, & Amiga systems
Because more ways to make modern Linux look like retro computing systems is always a good thing. ⌘ Read more

New Book: “Lunduke’s History of Computers - Volume 1”
Esoteric, and often forgotten, stories of computer history… in a 200 page volume. ⌘ Read more

TradeWars and LORD BBS Tournament begins!
An old-school BBS gaming tournament via Telnet. All are welcome! ⌘ Read more

Ground Zero for the Personal Computer Industry: 1977’s West Coast Computer Faire
The introduction of the Apple II and the Commodore PET. ⌘ Read more