So systemD added a birthdate field to the JSON records managed by userdb:https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954
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So systemD added a birthdate field to the JSON records managed by userdb:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954A PR to revert this was denied:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179This is apparently an attempt to satisfy new legal requirements in various US states and elsewhere around age verification.
My question: since we've already established RedHat's willingness to jump and twirl for Palantir like trained seals, when will they jump and twirl for us? Or do the applicable laws not count in this case because they only affect disabled people?
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So systemD added a birthdate field to the JSON records managed by userdb:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954A PR to revert this was denied:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179This is apparently an attempt to satisfy new legal requirements in various US states and elsewhere around age verification.
My question: since we've already established RedHat's willingness to jump and twirl for Palantir like trained seals, when will they jump and twirl for us? Or do the applicable laws not count in this case because they only affect disabled people?
Cue the inevitable whining how complying with surveillance capitalism is super easy whereas doing what's right for your users is hrrrrrrrd
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Cue the inevitable whining how complying with surveillance capitalism is super easy whereas doing what's right for your users is hrrrrrrrd
@prism I think what will suck more is when a lot of mainstream distros adopt that birthday field on user accounts, and then, of course, we have forked copies and distros that just build a version with this removed anyway. Not like this will stop alt distros from emerging without it in the first place, I would think.
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@prism I think what will suck more is when a lot of mainstream distros adopt that birthday field on user accounts, and then, of course, we have forked copies and distros that just build a version with this removed anyway. Not like this will stop alt distros from emerging without it in the first place, I would think.
@Tamasg Hey man, it's your choice! You don't have to use the birthday thing if you don't want to, we are just building an optional field that is optional because we are options people who like options. Why are you mad at us? You wouldn't hit a guy with glasswes, would you?
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@prism I think what will suck more is when a lot of mainstream distros adopt that birthday field on user accounts, and then, of course, we have forked copies and distros that just build a version with this removed anyway. Not like this will stop alt distros from emerging without it in the first place, I would think.
@Tamasg As much as I like Linux, there are unfortunately not enough distributions out there, so at least this goes some way to solving that problem.
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