<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Lunduke Journal of Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lunduke Journal is the last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism.
Ad Free, Big Tech Free, Audience Supported.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pNCE!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17734081-10f6-4605-a42d-5b239aafa2c6_1280x1280.png</url><title>The Lunduke Journal of Technology</title><link>https://lunduke.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:18:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://lunduke.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[lunduke@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[lunduke@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[lunduke@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[lunduke@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Vaccines at Risk from Chinese Fridge-Hackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's a real headline.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/nhs-vaccines-at-risk-from-chinese</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/nhs-vaccines-at-risk-from-chinese</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:52:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194624491/b97fd03f5886d960b19b688df7151e89.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That's a real headline. Because the future is retarded.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Hat Devs Forced to Use AI or "Find Another Job"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Hat ties financial bonuses to Al use, encourages writing Fedora Linux code with Al, writes articles with Al, buys Al companies, and now makes Al a job requirement.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/red-hat-devs-forced-to-use-ai-or</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/red-hat-devs-forced-to-use-ai-or</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:38:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194536492/3cc433e7229eae06eb24e8864a72f2d8.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Red Hat ties financial bonuses to Al use, encourages writing Fedora Linux code with Al, writes articles with Al, buys Al companies, and now makes Al a job requirement.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Have the Full Text for the Federal OS Age Verification Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The details of HR 8250 are even worse than we thought.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/we-have-the-full-text-for-the-federal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/we-have-the-full-text-for-the-federal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194440682/b49e1d4d5db23696228bbb61fa3ee6a7.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The details of HR 8250 are even worse than we thought.  Plus: Who, really, is behind these Operating System Age Verification laws?<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Federal Law to Require Age Verification on All Operating Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[H.R.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/new-federal-law-to-require-age-verification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/new-federal-law-to-require-age-verification</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:52:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194325617/4f23cd362b7cc1e72b0af42780c78fb4.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>H.R. 8250 ("To require operating system providers to verity the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes.") has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.<br><br>Operating System Age Verification Tracker:<br><a href="https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify">https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify</a><br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet "Kit", Firefox's New Non-Binary Mascot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-binary.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/meet-kit-firefoxs-new-non-binary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/meet-kit-firefoxs-new-non-binary</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:44:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194212438/fee5703f8291d8387be11fca9dfb060d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Non-binary. With "They/Them" pronouns. For a Web Browser.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM Fined $17 Million by DOJ for Discriminatory DEI Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[No word yet on how this settlement might impact the multiple pending lawsuits against IBM (and subsidiary Red Hat) related to DEl policies.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-fined-17-million-by-doj-for-discriminatory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-fined-17-million-by-doj-for-discriminatory</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194195180/764b3e93dcfaa228d85e90cc24c98a7d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No word yet on how this settlement might impact the multiple pending lawsuits against IBM (and subsidiary Red Hat) related to DEl policies.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Lawmakers Withdraw Age Verification Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284, which would have required Age Verification in all Operating Systems (including Linux & Windows), has officially been pulled after public backlash.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/michigan-lawmakers-withdraw-age-verification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/michigan-lawmakers-withdraw-age-verification</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:11:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194110020/89231705e36d914a39c362521d48e71b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michigan House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284, which would have required Age Verification in all Operating Systems (including Linux &amp; Windows), has officially been pulled after public backlash.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Worst Software Engineering Mistake: Deciding to Rewrite the Code from Scratch]]></title><description><![CDATA[When did Programmers and Engineering Manager forget the hard-learned truths of software development?]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-worst-software-engineering-mistake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-worst-software-engineering-mistake</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193986807/6de2182fe4e5a514d964a5b01329cd12.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When did Programmers and Engineering Manager forget the hard-learned truths of software development? Did every engineer with experience retire recently?<br><br>Joel on Software:<br><a href="https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/">https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/</a><br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[EFF Leaves X Because... TikTok is Better for Abortions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced they are leaving X (and only X) because of "People of color, Queer folks, Activists"...]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/eff-leaves-x-because-tiktok-is-better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/eff-leaves-x-because-tiktok-is-better</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193906345/db3f0cb5091d2f868de3b7517ed584c6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced they are leaving X (and only X) because of "People of color, Queer folks, Activists"... and something about TikTok and abortions. Seriously.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic & Linux Foundation Sitting in a Tree...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic announces Claude Mythos Al.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/anthropic-and-linux-foundation-sitting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/anthropic-and-linux-foundation-sitting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193830088/1383192711eadb97f078444ba9045b7f.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anthropic announces Claude Mythos Al. Says it's too powerful for the public to see it.  Then partners with The Linux Foundation to use it to develop the Linux kernel.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last call for the "Amiga" Lifetime Subscriber Wall. It's almost full!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy smokes, that was fast.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/last-call-for-the-amiga-lifetime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/last-call-for-the-amiga-lifetime</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:17:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5C9W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c71c0cf-d379-41fb-a263-f12bee921c56_1890x700.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Holy smokes</strong></em>, that was fast.</p><p>The <em><strong>6th</strong></em> <em><a href="https://lunduke.com/">Lunduke Journal</a></em> Lifetime Subscriber Wall (aka the &#8220;Amiga OS 3.1&#8221; Wall) was introduced&#8230; what&#8230; <em>a week ago</em>?</p><p>I kid you not, the darn thing is already <em>almost full</em>!  I was <em><strong>wildly</strong></em> unprepared for how popular this would be!</p><p>There&#8217;s enough space left for maybe 5 or 6 more names.  Tops.  Then I&#8217;ve gotta declare &#8220;Wall 6 (Amiga) is Full&#8221; and start Wall Number 7!</p><p>Here&#8217;s what all of the Lifetime Subscriber Walls look like (each shown at the end of every <em>Lunduke Journal</em> video):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5C9W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c71c0cf-d379-41fb-a263-f12bee921c56_1890x700.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5C9W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c71c0cf-d379-41fb-a263-f12bee921c56_1890x700.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>If you want to get onto the Lifetime Subscriber Wall (and have any chance of making it onto the Amiga Wall before it&#8217;s full) here&#8217;s what you need to do (and do it quickly):</p><ol><li><p><a href="https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-lifetime-subscription">Grab a Lifetime Subscription</a> to <em><a href="https://lunduke.com/">The Lunduke Journal</a></em> (if you don&#8217;t already have one).</p><ol><li><p>A <a href="https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-lifetime-subscription">Lifetime Sub</a> includes all the <a href="https://lunduke.substack.com/p/all-the-subscriber-benefits-for-the">standard perks</a> (<a href="https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-lifetime-subscription">plus a few</a>) and can be <a href="https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-lifetime-subscription">picked up via Locals, Substack, or Bitcoin</a> (whichever you prefer).</p></li></ol></li><li><p>Email &#8220;bryan at lunduke.com&#8221; and let me know how you would like your name displayed (&#8220;Joe A.&#8221;, &#8220;Joseph Arnold&#8221;, &#8220;JoeyPants&#8221;, &#8220;SirJJMcManly&#8221;, etc.)</p></li></ol><p>It&#8217;s first come, first served.  </p><p>If you&#8217;ve already emailed me about being added to the wall, your spot is secured.</p><p>For the rest of you: <em><strong>Chop chop.</strong></em>  At the current rate, I would be <em>very</em> surprised if the &#8220;Amiga Wall&#8221; wasn&#8217;t full by some time this weekend.</p><p>&#8220;Lifetime Wall 7&#8221; will be unveiled after the final name is added to the Amiga Wall.  And, yes, it will be a different (awesome) retro computing platform.</p><p>As always, a huge thank you to every subscriber to <em><a href="https://lunduke.com/">The Lunduke Journal</a></em>.  Absolutely none of this would be possible without your support.</p><p>-Lunduke</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for 486 Support in Linux (And Everywhere Else)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linux is dropping support for 486 CPU's.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-case-for-486-support-in-linux</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-case-for-486-support-in-linux</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:41:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193701320/d4e6cc2c2d26fb5b6a2a4d63d102a868.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Linux is dropping support for 486 CPU's. Heck, I'm still upset about losing support for the 386. We should bring it back. Let me explain why.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rust Coreutil Re-Write Dev Says Project "So Subpar I Don't Even Have Words"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The developers of Rust UUtils, which is now shipping in Ubuntu by default, have realized re-writing battle tested code "full of edge cases" is actually hard.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/rust-coreutil-re-write-dev-says-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/rust-coreutil-re-write-dev-says-project</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193632487/737b350ec94d47d443a728f6f6b40bec.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The developers of Rust UUtils, which is now shipping in Ubuntu by default, have realized re-writing battle tested code "full of edge cases" is actually hard.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Memory Safety is The Goal Rust is Not The Solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every significant Rust program (GNU Coreutils re-write, System76's Cosmic Desktop, etc.) is filled with "unsafe" code.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/if-memory-safety-is-the-goal-rust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/if-memory-safety-is-the-goal-rust</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:47:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193614323/1c217ffdc100eff6d723d868580cf991.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every significant Rust program (GNU Coreutils re-write, System76's Cosmic Desktop, etc.) is filled with "unsafe" code.  If being Memory Safe was truly important, Rust is a terrible solution.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woke Software Tracker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be handy if we had a list of which software projects (and organizations) promote Woke or DEI politics?]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-woke-software-tracker</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-woke-software-tracker</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193478540/bac2b6e25518be8d617ceaec80daeab0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wouldn't it be handy if we had a list of which software projects (and organizations) promote Woke or DEI politics? Now we do. With detailed receipts.<br><br>The Software Politics Tracker:<br><a href="https://github.com/BryanLunduke/SoftwarePoliticsTracker">https://github.com/BryanLunduke/SoftwarePoliticsTracker</a><br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ubuntu Now Has Higher System Requirements Than Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of this month, Ubuntu Linux requires 2X the CPU speed and 50% more RAM than Windows 11.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-now-has-higher-system-requirements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-now-has-higher-system-requirements</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193381372/08f71636134633e4a2495fc914dadac8.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As of this month, Ubuntu Linux requires 2X the CPU speed and 50% more RAM than Windows 11.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Trans Day of Visibility from KDE, GNOME, GTK, & Elementary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating holidays?]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/happy-trans-day-of-visibility-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/happy-trans-day-of-visibility-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:35:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192973053/8608e0c8d97c287710419fe9652f4632.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating holidays? Nah. Some of the largest Linux projects just want you to stare at "Trans" people.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating System to Ship Age Verification]]></title><description><![CDATA[The just released 4.0.4 version of the FreeBSD derived Operating System includes "aged", new system wide daemon for handling age verification and attestation.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/midnightbsd-becomes-first-open-source</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/midnightbsd-becomes-first-open-source</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192876866/abe1e9bd96a4975cd5c125ff00c8997f.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The just released 4.0.4 version of the FreeBSD derived Operating System includes "aged", new system wide daemon for handling age verification and attestation.  Not an April Fools Joke.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZorinOS Makes Firm No Age Verification Statement, MX Linux Says They Will "Wait on Court Challenge"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popular Linux distributions continue to take wildly different approaches to handling Age Verification.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/zorinos-makes-firm-no-age-verification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/zorinos-makes-firm-no-age-verification</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:09:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192810259/00f0badac0df093ea116e46c94843d03.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Popular Linux distributions continue to take wildly different approaches to handling Age Verification.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Framework Sponsors KDE & XFCE, Drops GNOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Framework Computer continues to expand the number of Open Source projects it financially supports, but GNOME (who said Framework had "Hitler Particles") is no longer on that list.]]></description><link>https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-sponsors-kde-and-xfce-drops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-sponsors-kde-and-xfce-drops</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Lunduke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192753534/8214320b0ad9560439fb6b2391bf899a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Framework Computer continues to expand the number of Open Source projects it financially supports, but GNOME (who said Framework had "Hitler Particles") is no longer on that list.<br><br>More from The Lunduke Journal:<br><a href="https://lunduke.com/">https://lunduke.com/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>