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They’re basically minimum-viable products that by design can be used to violate the law in California when the Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2027.

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's not 'hyperventilation' it's obvious fascism

[–] CuddlesMcBubblefun@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

ooh! ooh! Can we restart the systemd wars??

[–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

yes please! We're using OpenRC on Debian right now, it's very nice. Way less annoying than systemd.

-- Frost

[–] CuddlesMcBubblefun@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I've got a huge soft spot for OpenRC, my first experience with Linux was installing Gentoo on a junker PC i'd patched together from scavenged parts in like 2007. I actually worked from a printed out version of the handbook >.<

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 points 23 hours ago

I'm probably okay if we just Fork systemd

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Did the init war ever end? (I use shepherd btw)

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

JFC it's "facism" to return an age bracket?

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 5 points 23 hours ago

Do you know what it's going to be used for? I'll give you a hint they're not being subtle we've said it out loud