For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that Systemd v261-rc1 was recently released. It now implements an optional birth date field in the JSON user database (see second item under “Other changes”).
The implementation of this field was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws.
It seems system ld is also enshittifying flatpaks. Those damned Gnome devs man, I can’t.
Where is the patch to roll this back? I hope i can one day soon
sudo apt install not-today-nazisJanuary 1st, 1970
Twins!
Could someone explain to me why numerous Linux development groups are jumping on board with this bullshit? This is I think the third such post I’ve read that a distro or however you call it, is integrating the age check. Since when does the Linux community get on board with Big Brother???
A surprising amount of people in the open source community lean alt-right including the lead dev of systemd, some of FUTO, and others like hyprland, etc. Others like the actual dev that committed the age field code to systemd state they are apolitical but in reality are actually enabling those that want to do harm.
This attack is no limited to “alt-right”, it is across the political spectrum. Ex. there are plenty of lefty states implementing these laws.
Authoritarian is still authoritarianism whether it’s from left or right.
(I’d also argue that software development is generally filled with leftists, I think the recent rise of prominent right-leaning developers is in reponse to many projects forgoing politically neutrality)
That’s fair. Authoritarianism across the board is inherently anti-free and will give rise to enshittified or unsecure software given enough time. We’re not only dealing with bigots that can’t stand living on the same planet as others they don’t understand, but also those that want strict authority and enforcement.
Because it’s a legal requirement in some areas now.
But who is checking? Last I read, these laws were created in a few states as a preventative measure against potential Federal laws that could push these issues even further. I haven’t heard of any enforcement plans to date or anything about how it should report, just “add age verification to operating systems.”
It’s not up to the systemd team to decide for you what your risk tolerance is. They’re just providing a means to be compliant should you want/need it.
Collaborators. All of you that welcome this or push it.
OMG 🤣
This is a take I think makes the decision make more sense to me (if this is the reasoning), letting the user opt into compliance rather than forcing their hand.
I like my popcorn with sugar instead salt.
On this topic, there is apparently only salt
There are still a few old school distros, like PCLOS, that never implemented systemd because the devs didn’t trust its centralization.
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This is the end. Everyone switch to FreeBSD.
Been there. It sucked.
It is the year of FreeBSD on both the desktop and the server
Not until Netcraft confirms it
LMAO, good one!
Is the default value set to “True”?
Found the web dev, did you work on the javascript Date standard?
Why would an optional field have a default value? Shouldn’t it just be unset?
For… a date field?
Anyone know the status of Chimera Linux wrt age verification?
It doesn’t use systemd, nor do they seem to have plans to add age attestation.
