The Lunduke Journal of Technology

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• Buggy Rust Clone of Coreutil Breaks Ubuntu Builds 05.07.2026 13λ

  A critical bug in Rust clone of GNU copy command causes Ubuntu builds to completely fail, prompting Ubuntu to revert to well-tested GNU originals.Emacs, Vim, & Desqview/X Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Like Computers? Thank America. 04.07.2026 18λ

  On this 250th birthday of the USA, let's celebrate the fact that computers exist because of America. From the Internet to the Mouse and, yes, even Open Source and Free Software.Emacs, Vim, & Desqview/X Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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 Sponsors Rust Clone Foundation 03.07.2026 16λ

  Canonical is the 1st Gold Sponsor (40,000 EUR) of the "Trifecta Tech Foundation", with the goal of replacing existing software with Rust based clones.Emacs, Vim, & Desqview/X Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Sony Says No More Physical PlayStation Games 02.07.2026 18λ

  "In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only."Emacs, Vim, & Desqview/X Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Git Without Rust From Dev of XLibre 02.07.2026 15λ

  Two days after Git 2.55 released, with a big step towards requiring Rust, he "Libre-WD40" project released "Git 2.55 without Rust".Emacs, Vim, & Desqview/X Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• BCacheFS Adding Rust Dependency Even Though "Rust doesn't have a stable ABI" 01.07.2026 20λ

  Strange decision from BCacheFS developer who believes his Al Chatbot is a fully sentient woman. "Don't call her a bot! She reeeally doesn't like [that]."Emacs & Vim Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/emacs-and-vim-lunduke-journal-lifetimeGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• 74 Million User Accounts Exposed in Breaches During June 30.06.2026 10λ

  Email, Physical Addresses, Purchases, Employment Records, the works. 74 Million. In one month.Emacs & Vim Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/emacs-and-vim-lunduke-journal-lifetimeGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Git Takes Another Step Towards Making Rust Mandatory 30.06.2026 11λ

  "With this v2.55 release the Rust compiler is required unless you explicitly disable it in the build system."Emacs & Vim Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/emacs-and-vim-lunduke-journal-lifetimeGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Lunduke's Week in Tech : June 21 - June 27, 2026 29.06.2026 29λ

  Operating System Age Verification! Paid Web Browsers! Wikipedia Bannings! XLibre Success! XFCE & Wayland Bad Decisions! Plus: The Awesome FujiNet!The Article.Emacs & Vim Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/emacs-and-vim-lunduke-journal-lifetimeGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Emacs vs. Vim : The Lunduke Lifetime Walls 29.06.2026 11λ

  As Lunduke Journal subscribers race to add their names to the "Lifetime Walls of Shame", which will be the most popular? Emacs or Vim?Emacs & Vim Lunduke Journal Lifetime Walls:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/emacs-and-vim-lunduke-journal-lifetimeGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Sony PlayStation Deleting Purchased Movies 28.06.2026 20λ

  Purchase "Terminator 2", "Evil Dead", or "Hot Fuzz" via Sony PlayStation?You can't watch those anymore. You'll own nothing, and you'll be happy.Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• XFCE's Wayland "Preview Release" is Horribly, Expectedly Broken 26.06.2026 23λ

  The XFCE Linux & BSD Desktop Environment has spent a "significant portion" of their funds porting from X11 to Wayland... even though Wayland is missing key functionality.Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• XLibre, the "Vanity, Protest Fork" of Xorg, Has Yet Another Major New Release 24.06.2026 11λ

  Red Hat & Xorg tried to silence them, & GNOME leaders vandalized their wiki, calling them "Nazis". But XLibre 25.2 just released, containing more code commits than Xorg had for the entire year.Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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 Bans Wikipedia Co-Founder For Saying Wikipedia Should be Neutral 24.06.2026 16λ

  Larry Sanger, the Co-Founder of Wikipedia, has been "blocked indefinitely" after he proposed that Wikipedia include "Intellectual Diversity".Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Paid Minimalist Brave Browser? Yes, Please! 23.06.2026 16λ

  Want to pay for a streamlined, minimalist web browser without all the extra features? That's Brave Origin. Bonus: Free for all Linux users.Remember: If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Which Operating Systems Are Refusing to Do Age Verification? 22.06.2026 14λ

  As Microsoft, Apple, Google, & many Linux Distros rush to implement Age Verification in their systems, let's walk through which Linux versions are fighting back.OS Age Verification Status:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerifyUbuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Lunduke's Week in Tech: June 14 - June 20, 2026 22.06.2026 18λ

  The Great Linux/BSD Display Server War(tm) continues to rage on!Links to all the stories:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lundukes-week-in-tech-june-14-juneUbuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS added to the Wall!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-410-joins-lunduke-journalGet on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• OpenAI Buys Seat on Rust Board for $600K 20.06.2026 9λ

  How much is it worth, to the maker of ChatGPT, to have control of The Rust Foundation? $600,000 apparently.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• SteamOS Ditches X11 for Wayland 19.06.2026 10λ

  Valve's Arch-based SteamOS Linux distro (primarily for Steam Decks) has switched to Wayland by default to comply with KDE's upcoming "Wayland Only" policy.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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
• Islamic Terrorists Attack Disney+ 19.06.2026 8λ

  The Iran & Hamas aligned "313 Team" is claiming credit for a Disney+ outage this evening. The same Islamic cyber terrorists previously attacked Ubuntu, Microsoft, OpenAl, Cloudflare, & others.Get on The Wall with a Massively Discounted Lifetime Sub:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discountedMore 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