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NewPCMag: "Here's an Award! Now Pay Us $10K!"November 13, 2026 · 17 min

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PCMag: "Here's an Award! Now Pay Us $10K!"
November 13, 202617 min
Paint.NET was given an award by PCMag. Just one catch: The developer can't show people unless he pays PCMag. The Tech Journalism world is dirty.The Lunduke Journal and LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public …
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Paint.NET was given an award by PCMag. Just one catch: The developer can't show people unless he pays PCMag. The Tech Journalism world is dirty.The Lunduke Journal and LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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The Register's Journalist Melts Down: Attacks Christians, Says XLibre Dev Kills Kids
November 12, 202615 min
The Register's FOSS Tech Journalist says GhostBSD is "fascist", suggests that Christians are "goatf**kers", blocks Lunduke for quoting him.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public …
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The Register's FOSS Tech Journalist says GhostBSD is "fascist", suggests that Christians are "goatf**kers", blocks Lunduke for quoting him.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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LCOS 1.0.1 Adds More Hardware Support
November 11, 202621 min
The first point update to the Lunduke Computer Operating System adds support for the latest Dell XPS laptops and more.LCOS Downloads and FAQ:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlThe Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ …
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The first point update to the Lunduke Computer Operating System adds support for the latest Dell XPS laptops and more.LCOS Downloads and FAQ:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlThe Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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Has GNOME Gone Insane?
November 11, 202622 min
A "Code of Conduct Violation Backlog", a full on civil war with screams of "Trans Rights!" and "Free Palestine!", and their worst financial year since pre-Shaman.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ …
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A "Code of Conduct Violation Backlog", a full on civil war with screams of "Trans Rights!" and "Free Palestine!", and their worst financial year since pre-Shaman.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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Did the "USA Vote Against AI Data Centers"?
November 10, 202613 min
The narrative is that America "revolted" against AI data centers in the recent midterm election. But is that really what happened?The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If …
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The narrative is that America "revolted" against AI data centers in the recent midterm election. But is that really what happened?The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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Asahi Linux Drops MIT License for GPL to Spite Omarchy
November 9, 202622 min
Even more bizarre: Asahi accuses "bad faith actors" of "exploiting" the open source code... by "lifting" it (read: stealing).The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd …
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Even more bizarre: Asahi accuses "bad faith actors" of "exploiting" the open source code... by "lifting" it (read: stealing).The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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"No one is seriously considering" Rust Clones says Fedora Developer
November 4, 20268 min
"Deliberate breakages and incoherent incompatibilities make [Rust CoreUtils Clones] a non-starter... We're probably not ever going to switch to it in Fedora."The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This …
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"Deliberate breakages and incoherent incompatibilities make [Rust CoreUtils Clones] a non-starter... We're probably not ever going to switch to it in Fedora."The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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Everyone Loves LCOS... Except Leftists
November 3, 202612 min
Early reviews for the Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0 range from "Amazing" and "Perfect"... to "Nazi" and "Not even if he paid me".LCOS on DistroWatch:https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lcosThe …
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Early reviews for the Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0 range from "Amazing" and "Perfect"... to "Nazi" and "Not even if he paid me".LCOS on DistroWatch:https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lcosThe Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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Firefox Asks "Who Destroyed Privacy?" After Waging Years Long War on Privacy
November 2, 20267 min
Mozilla does the "fall off the bicycle" meme after years of working to destroy online privacy.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other …
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Mozilla does the "fall off the bicycle" meme after years of working to destroy online privacy.The Lunduke Journal & LCOS:https://lunduke.com/

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Lunduke Computer Operating System (LCOS) 1.0 Released!
November 1, 202627 min
ID Verification & data collection. Forced online accounts. Bloated, slow software. AI features shoehorned everywhere. And weird, Woke politics. LCOS has none of that nonsense.The LCOS 1.0 Press …
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ID Verification & data collection. Forced online accounts. Bloated, slow software. AI features shoehorned everywhere. And weird, Woke politics. LCOS has none of that nonsense.The LCOS 1.0 Press Release:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/press-release-lunduke-computer-operatingThe LCOS Website:https://lunduke.com/lcos.html

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LCOS 1.0 is Locked, Loaded, & Ready for Release Nov 1st
October 29, 202617 min
The Lunduke Computer Operating System has: No Age or ID Verification. No Online Accounts. No Built-in AI Features. No Weird Politics.Get your name in the LCOS About …
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The Lunduke Computer Operating System has: No Age or ID Verification. No Online Accounts. No Built-in AI Features. No Weird Politics.Get your name in the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.locals.com/post/8288705/3-days-left-to-get-your-name-into-lcos-1-0-s-about-windowThe Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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"F**k Open Source" Says Leaders of GNOME, Elementary, Others
October 27, 202617 min
"What we need is free software … which [is] anti-fascist, feminist, anti-racist, Igbtq+ inclusive, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-genai, etc."More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime …
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"What we need is free software … which [is] anti-fascist, feminist, anti-racist, Igbtq+ inclusive, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-genai, etc."More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-name

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r/OpenSource Bans AI, Gets Criticized, Blames Lunduke
October 26, 20268 min
"If your project uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI, it's not welcome on r/OpenSource," says Reddit Moderator.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on …
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"If your project uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI, it's not welcome on r/OpenSource," says Reddit Moderator.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-name

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LCOS 1.0 Lands in 6 Days
October 26, 202614 min
2026 is the year of the Lunduke desktop.Get your name on the LCOS About window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameDownload the Lunduke Computer Operating …
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2026 is the year of the Lunduke desktop.Get your name on the LCOS About window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameDownload the Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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Omarchy Goes To China
October 24, 202635 min
DHH talks to Lunduke about Omarchy's partnership with Alibaba to produce "Omarchy China", including Chinese spyware & censorship tools.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus …
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DHH talks to Lunduke about Omarchy's partnership with Alibaba to produce "Omarchy China", including Chinese spyware & censorship tools.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-name

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Linux Kernel AI Civil War: Anti-AI Activist Joins the TAB as Torvalds Drops AI Disclosure
October 23, 202619 min
"No ethical justification for the use of generative AI in FOSS development," says new Linux Technical Advisory Board Member.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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"No ethical justification for the use of generative AI in FOSS development," says new Linux Technical Advisory Board Member.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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macOS is No Longer UNIX
October 22, 20268 min
Apple's UNIX certification expired in August. And they didn't renew it.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The …
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Apple's UNIX certification expired in August. And they didn't renew it.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 0.9.5 Has Landed!
October 21, 202613 min
Fixes! More hardware support! 1.0 arrives Nov 1st!https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlLifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from …
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Fixes! More hardware support! 1.0 arrives Nov 1st!https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlLifetime 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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Indian Root Certificate Authority Sets Private Key to 4
October 21, 202615 min
Anyone has been able to make fake HTTPS certificates for over a year.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The …
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Anyone has been able to make fake HTTPS certificates for over a year.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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GNOME Founder Attacks Omarchy Founder as "Lazy, Racist, Ignorant"
October 20, 202619 min
Plus: Red Hat spokesman calls for impeachment of President Trump and to "fight the far-right extremist" Elon Musk.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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Plus: Red Hat spokesman calls for impeachment of President Trump and to "fight the far-right extremist" Elon Musk.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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Open Source Initiative Changes Mission to Political Activism
October 19, 202620 min
The OSI joins Mozilla, Codeberg, and other Open Source organizations which now focus on Leftist political activism instead of software.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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The OSI joins Mozilla, Codeberg, and other Open Source organizations which now focus on Leftist political activism instead of software.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 1.0 Release Date: Nov 1st
October 18, 202616 min
65,000 Lines of new Code. Crazy fast. No weird politics. Brace yourself, The Lunduke Computer Operating System is coming.Ship date announcement:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lcos-10-ships-on-november-1stSupport …
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65,000 Lines of new Code. Crazy fast. No weird politics. Brace yourself, The Lunduke Computer Operating System is coming.Ship date announcement:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lcos-10-ships-on-november-1stSupport the work & get 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 0.9.4 Released
October 16, 202612 min
Bug fixes & improved hardware support as Lunduke's Linux distro moves towards a 1.0 release.The Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlLifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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Bug fixes & improved hardware support as Lunduke's Linux distro moves towards a 1.0 release.The Lunduke Computer Operating System:https://lunduke.com/lcos.htmlLifetime 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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Linux Creator Says Banning AI is Utterly Stupid, Idiotic
October 15, 202623 min
Linus Torvals says, "we’re not going to make stupid rules that say you can’t use [AI for developing Linux]".Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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Linus Torvals says, "we’re not going to make stupid rules that say you can’t use [AI for developing Linux]".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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GNOME Attacks Everyone (Including GNOME)
October 14, 202618 min
The GNOME Foundation is in total meltdown, attacking their own members, along with hardware companies (Framework), Open Source projects (Omarchy, Hyprland, others), and even... JK Rowling and Charlie …
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The GNOME Foundation is in total meltdown, attacking their own members, along with hardware companies (Framework), Open Source projects (Omarchy, Hyprland, others), and even... JK Rowling and Charlie Kirk?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 0.9.3 has Landed! Plus: How to Help.
October 13, 202614 min
The Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0 is in sight! And it needs your help!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lcos-093-has-landed-plus-how-to-helpMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a …
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The Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0 is in sight! And it needs your help!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lcos-093-has-landed-plus-how-to-helpMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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Linux Kernel to Stop Labeling AI Code, Over 20% is AI-Generated.
October 13, 202614 min
This change was agreed upon (by the majority of kernel devs) at the Linux Maintainers Summit, held last week in Prague.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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This change was agreed upon (by the majority of kernel devs) at the Linux Maintainers Summit, held last week in Prague.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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Torvalds All-in on AI as LLM Patches to Linux Hits Record High
October 13, 202613 min
"The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding assistant (Claude Code)"Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About …
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"The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding assistant (Claude Code)"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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IBM Withholding Documents in DEI Discrimination Lawsuit
October 12, 202610 min
Is IBM trying to hide their illegal DEI policies? It sure looks that way.Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameMore from The …
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Is IBM trying to hide their illegal DEI policies? It sure looks that way.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 0.9 Has Landed!
October 9, 202624 min
Massively improved hardware support, 350 bug fixes, optimizations across the board. The 1.0 of the Lunduke Computer Operating System is in sight!Contribute to LCOS & Lunduke …
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Massively improved hardware support, 350 bug fixes, optimizations across the board. The 1.0 of the Lunduke Computer Operating System is in sight!Contribute to LCOS & Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-nameLCOS on GitHub:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/LCOSMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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