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

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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