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/

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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/

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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/

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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/SoftwarePoliticsTrackerMore from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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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/

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Celebrating holidays? Nah. Some of the largest Linux projects just want you to stare at "Trans" people.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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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.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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Popular Linux distributions continue to take wildly different approaches to handling Age Verification.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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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.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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Plus: CachyOS continues to dodge questions regarding Age Verification while attacking those who ask about it.More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/

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