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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 13 points 5 months ago (5 children)

If that is the case, explain why is it being implemented in the heat of mass age verification? What is the motive?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    The motive is mass government surveillance obviously.

    But like with many things in our government federally and statewide, these people don't actually understand how the technology functions. They can make all the laws that they want and Linux will still remain an open source software.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Thanks for the explanation. What you have described is not different to the manner in which I understand the situation as well.

    My concern is that (despite your good intentions) your previous comment may have the unintended effect of making light of the situation we are all in.

    The 'field' we have the privilege to ignore now id a mandatory requirement for a passport and iris scan tomorrow.

    My first thought is to not sit still and accept the new law - rather, to empower everybody here to write to their legislators to block or reverse these gross violations of privacy. May Linux developers have already expressed willful non-compliance to the law. Show we not get behind these developers and organisations (like the EFF) and demand a repeal?

    I however apologise if I have misunderstood your intent. But one thing is for sure, if we do not put up a fight at present, then the future is already lost.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Dawg. That's what I'm saying. There's nothing to fight against. The fundamental architecture of Linux prohibits age verification completely.

    The devs adding in the birthday field was the simplest way to placate this new law. They know there's going to be a fork where it is removed.

    In this instance the new law will destroy itself. I doubt there will even be any enforcement of it.

    We're worrying about the wrong thing dude. This is a non-issue.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    "The fundamental architecture of Linux prohibits age verification completely"...until the next law erodes that privilege altogether.

    I hope you are right. And for all our sakes, I really hope I am wrong.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I am 100% right. The system is open source. The kernel can be edited literally by anyone if they so choose to.

    They're cannot and will not be a law that says you can't edit a Linux kernel.

    Why are all of you just not acknowledging this?!?

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