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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field (www.theregister.com)
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[–] mech@feddit.org -4 points 2 days ago

  1. It takes a long while for a PR to make it into the distros. The law goes into effect in less than a year.

  2. The organization distributing donations to the various distros (Software In The Public Interest) sits in the US and needs to follow US law in order to not be shut down.
    Without them, Debian, Arch, LibreOffice, Systemd and dozens of others have no more funding.