The Lunduke Journal of Technology

The Case for 486 Support in Linux (And Everywhere Else)

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.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ [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 [https://lunduke.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Rust Coreutil Re-Write Dev Says Project "So Subpar I Don't Even Have Words"

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.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ [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 [https://lunduke.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

If Memory Safety is The Goal Rust is Not The Solution

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.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ [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 [https://lunduke.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Woke Software Tracker

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.The Software Politics Tracker:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/SoftwarePoliticsTracker [https://github.com/BryanLunduke/SoftwarePoliticsTracker]More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ [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 [https://lunduke.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ubuntu Now Has Higher System Requirements Than Windows

As of this month, Ubuntu Linux requires 2X the CPU speed and 50% more RAM than Windows 11.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ [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 [https://lunduke.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]