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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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I Spoke To The Developer Of The Systemd Birth Date PR - YouTube (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Some of you need to watch this video, and hang your head in shame.

Dylan Taylor has been receiving constant harassment, including threats to his life and safety, for actions done collectively by SystemD. The article by Sam Bent was explictly mentioned as part of the harassment campaign, and rightfully so.

I don't think enough people realize that this is catastrophically bad. It'll discourage people from becoming open source developers, it'll discourage people from using Linux, and it'll discourage legislators from taking the Linux community seriously.

If you ever wished ill upon another human being for complying with a relatively inconsequential law, you are better off never touching a computer again. The Linux community has collectively gone so far beyond what is acceptable here.

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[+] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml -45 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

Give me your Id. Seriously, go and give me your ID with nothing blurred.

My age is 26.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

That's not what they asked

I also want to see your passport and your original birth certificate

[+] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml -27 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

That’s not what they asked

Yes, I know. I answered the question that reasonably follows from the context. Not their loaded question that assumes something which was not in the pull request.

I know a lot of people like to use the slippery slope fallacy here but even if that applies, you should limit your resistance to points where you actually have a leg to stand on. It's not like the government would find it much harder to jump straight to age verification without this age indication step. Going all-in now just does all manner of a disservice to the cause of digital privacy.

[–] drastic133@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You are right that it was a loaded question, and you had a smart answer, but the implication of this "inconsequential" change represented by the current birthdate is of course more invasive identification later.

Otherwise why would they bother, because as it is now it is useless or inconsequential.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Otherwise why would they bother, because as it is now it is useless or inconsequential.

The leading theory is that this is to help companies in California comply with the child online privacy laws.

[–] drastic133@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, another smart answer.

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