The Lunduke Journal of Technology
Linux Market Share Plummets! From 15% Down to 3% in One Month!
Those 15% Linux Desktop market share numbers? Those were bots.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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OpenBSD Says No to Rust Clones
"Smells like agenda," says OpenBSD lead, Theo de Raadt.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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LCOS 0.7 : SimCity Fork & Default Custom Kernel
The Lunduke Computer Operating System has made the custom, "stainless" (Rust-free) Linux Kernel the default as it moves towards a 1.0 release.LCOS GitHub Page:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSLifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Is AI The Future of Programming?
AI submissions to the Linux Kernel are skyrocketing. Prominent developers are going full "Vibe Coding". The shift is radical and rapid.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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LCOS 0.6 : Rust-Free Kernel, New Text Editor
The 2nd Beta release of the Lunduke Computer Operating System adds new software, a custom Linux kernel, and lots of fixes.LCOS GitHub Page:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSLCOS on DistroWatch:https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lcosMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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KDE Leader Calls Omarchy Funders a "Rouges Gallery of Villains"
Official KDE Statement: "KDE does not harbor fascists", "We neither have nor want a relationship with Omarchy."More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Linux AI Patches Soars to 17%
Yet another record week for AI / LLM development of the Linux kernel, with 1,634 AI generated code submissions.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Linux Market Share Hits 15% (in North America)
How many of these "Desktop Linux" users are Al Bots? And how high could this go?More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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KDE's Official AI Rules are Fight Club: Use AI... But Don't Tell Anyone
The first rule of developing KDE with Al is: Do not talk about developing KDE with Al.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Lunduke Linux Soars to #12 on DistroWatch, With Custom Rust-Free Kernel
Rust-free kernel. Custom software. Shooting past Arch, NixOS, & openSUSE. Things are looking good for LCOS (Lunduke Computer OS).LCOS on DistroWatch:https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lcosLCOS GitHub Page:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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"Linux is Built by Volunteers" is a Myth
For most modern Kernel releases, over 80% of commits come from people paid to do the work.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Python's 5-Year Plan: Diversity & Inclusion in Every Decision Through 2031
The PSF's new strategic plan embeds DEI as a lens on every Python activity.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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GNOME's Fundraising Pitch: "Stick it to Fashtech" (They Mean Omarchy)
Omarchy is raising more money than GNOME, KDE, & the FSF combined... and Open Source Leftists are losing their minds.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Lunduke OS Hits Beta
The LCOS 0.5 release has landed in all its 1990s styled glory (and still refuses to have Age Verification).Lunduke Computer Operating System project page:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSLCOS Linux Entry on DistroWatch:https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lcosMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Linux Projects Banning AI are Hypocritical and Stupid
AI generated code accounts for over 16% of new submissions to the Linux Kernel (and rising rapidly).More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Lunduke Computer OS 0.4 is Here
The 90s inspired, No Age Verification, No Online Account Linux distro moves closer to a Beta release.The LCOS Source & Downloads:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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GNOME Co-Founder Suggests Omarchy is Money Laundering Front for "Nefarious" Groups
"They probably want DHH to make personal, untraceable donations to nefarious groups," says GNOME Code of Conduct Chairman.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Software Freedom Conservancy Rails Against Open Source Corruption
The past Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation says he has been called "fascist", sent copies of 1984, and threatened with doxing.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Mac, Windows, & Linux Are ALL Developed By AI Now
Most major Operating Systems now coded by AI, & that rate is accelerating. The number of AI code submissions to Linux doubled in the last week alone.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Omarchy Linux 4.0 Downloaded 250,000 Times in 3 Weeks
How do those numbers compare to other Linux distributions?More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Lunduke Computer Operating System 0.3 Adds New Paint Software, Moves Towards Beta
The "No Age Verification", "No Weird Politics", "No Systemd" Linux distribution marches towards a Beta release.The Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSLCOS 0.3 ISO download:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOS/releasesMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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BlueSky Users Bully Paint.NET Dev Into Dropping AI Coded Feature
Harass. Attack. Vilify. Bully. That is the tactic of the Leftist Activists of Open Source. Now they're using it to abuse and manipulate Al users.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Omarchy Linux is "Ethnic Cleansing" Says Trans Elementary OS Founder
Plus: Leftist Activist publishes hit list of "weird" guys in Open Source, and it's a who's who of people worth following.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Even The Daily Wire is Covering Omarchy Linux
The Daily Wire (and Lunduke) label Omarchy as “Anti-Woke”. DHH says Omarchy “isn’t anti anything”... but he’s wrong.Daily Wire article:https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-anti-woke-operating-system-takes-a-bite-out-of-appleMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Linux Exemption for California Age Attestation Law Goes to Governor for Signing
California AB-1856 would, in theory, exempt Open Source Operating Systems from requiring Age Verification. But the wording is VERY odd. And vague.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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"F*ck that, I'm out," Says Debian Dev After Project Votes to Allow AI Contributions
Debian Linux passes resolution to allow AI / LLM contributions in all parts of the project. Tempter tantrums followed.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Big Tech CEOs Pledging Millions to Fight Wokeness in Open Source
Not April Fools' Day: CEO's of DELL, Stripe, Cloudflare, Shopify, & DropBox (plus the founder of Twitter) have each donated $1 Million Dollars to fight wokeness in Linux.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Yet Another Massive Rust Security Failure, Surprising No One
Considering the frequency and severity of malicious code being added to the Rust Crates ecosystem... is Rust the least secure programming language?More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Lunduke OS 0.2 Released
The 2nd alpha release of The Lunduke Computer Operating system includes a massively reduced ISO size (over 600MB smaller), a new installer, plus.... Zork & SimCity. Seriously.The Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Omarchy Foundation Gets $8 Million From Dell, Stripe, Cloudflare, Others
The Omacom Foundation has been established to push the Omarchy Linux distro. With Million dollar investments from the likes of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Ubuntu Funding Automated C to Rust Translation Research
Ubuntu parent Canonical is "funding a [3 year] University of Bristol PhD to translate large C repos into safe, equivalent Rust".More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Microsoft is 80% Leftist
Microsoft employees donated over $2 Million to Democrats so far in 2026, 80% of all political donations. This from the company which studies "Pronouns in Software".More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Linux Kernel Removes even MORE Hardware Support
The new requirement of TSC ("Time Stamp Counter"), on x86 in Linux 7.2, effectively removes support for Intel 486, AMD K5's, some early Pentiums and more.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Wolfenstein 3D for the C64
Wolf64 is a port, in pure 6502 assembly, of the 1992 FPS classic to the Commodore 64.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Debian Votes on Banning AI
Debian Linux, now run by an anti-(cis)male Project Leader, is voting on if their project will ban Al contributions. All Debian Developers are eligible to vote. Even the Registered Sex Offenders.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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Python Board Candidates Push for DEI, Code of Conduct
Candidates for the Python Foundation Board focus on "Code of Conduct" and "Inclusivity", brag about "fabulous Pride celebrations".More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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GNOME Copies Apple's iOS
GNOME has shared their "longer term vision" for the GNOME Desktop Environment ... and it looks almost identical to Apple's iPadOS.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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"Linux Makes Old Hardware Useful Again" is Becoming Less True
Users are forced to leave Linux (and newer Linux Distros), as The Linux Foundation embraces Al and reduce hardware support.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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NetBSD 11 Released with Continued i386, Improved RISC-V Support
No Rust. No AI. And, unlike Linux, NetBSD continues to support i386 hardware (along with Dreamcast, Psion, and a mountain of other platforms).More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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German Government Hires Open Source Devs to Promote Politics
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund is spreading Diversity & Inclusion in GNOME, Rust, & Python. "What motivates me are my political values," says one employee.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/
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