witch_t *navi3d ago
systemd and xdg-desktop-portal/flatpak jumping the gun to implement age tracking fields is so on character it hurts, rushing it out, despite that

a) system76 folks are trying to give exceptions for open source software
b) afaik, california and colorado laws may only require a field, but alabama, utah, and NY, seem to require full verification, so, how will that be

i hate this timeline
Show threaddmi 💽 3d ago

@navi i wonder who’s responsible for not providing a field like this if it happens. the distro? the software as a product? the dev team?

considering how this industry looks in general… nihil novi. I wish OSS was about resistance, but apparently the major players are all about compliance. A Fucking Shame.

Show threadwitch_t *navi2d ago
@domi

> I wish OSS was about resistance, but apparently the major players are all about compliance. A Fucking Shame.

i saw someone on reddit asking about the same thing:

> I can't help but think twenty years ago, the open source community would have just ignored this legislation. What changed?

and the only thing i can say for it, is "the corporativization of open source"
Show threaddmi 💽 2d ago
@navi and most users are happy with how things are, and look at me weird for having any opinions :/
Show threadwitch_t *navi2d ago
@domi both systemd and xdg-portals locked their respective PRs for getting "too heated"

and someone got mad at someone else for posting links to it on social media

:)
Show threadJdeBP

@navi @domi @ska

I predicted the storm, as well as a systemd-aged, as well as the #GDPR angle, over a fortnight ago. It took less than a day from my post for the first person, in reply, to propose an actual such #AgeVerification dæmon.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/116156028746782578

This clearly model legislation is also slightly different in different states, as at least two legislatures amended the original bill. Which is going to cause further problems.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/116176048755057656

#ColoradoLaw #IllinoisLaw #CaliforniaLaw #USLaw #Unix

Mar 19 at 4:03pmWeb
Show threadJdeBP2d ago

@navi @domi @ska

I've just had a very brief glance at the pull request. I even predicted the chosen implementation mechanism of JSON User Records.

This must make me a #systemd influencer. (-:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954

#AgeVerification #Unix #USLaw #GDPR

userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records by dylanmtaylor · Pull Request #40954 · systemd/systemd

Stores the user's birth date for age verification, as required by recent laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. The xdg-desktop-portal project is addi...

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