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Birthdate field under discussion also in Arch Linux
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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I don't know what people expect.
All big linux distros are going to be quickly a target, because the people who like age verification laws like that hate the idea of free software.
Putting a dummy, useless age input, is a good way to comply maliciously, and can be easily reverted if these stupid laws ever get removed.
It wouldn't surprise me if obvious ways to bypass it appear a few seconds after the changes are validated.
The alternative is that these systems could be outawed in a lot of places, which would have a much more negative impact than an age field.
War is about knowing to take a hit to avoid defeat, sometimes.
This law affects so few people in the world, they can bugger off with their changes. No one on my entire content is affected by this stupidity.
It's not just one law (/statute).
Around a third of a billion and increasing, seems a strange quantity to dismiss as "so few people in the world".
Continent?
How long will that last?
How long until USA becomes the new Noth Korea where you can only get 28 state sanctioned haircuts? Should we comply with this requirement too? You know its only a matter of time isn't it? (If sarcasm is not clear, I apologise for nothing)