~nMar 20

Excellent example for the list of answers as to why I try to keep my household linux-free:
"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."

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

The brainrot is big in this one.
also… TIL: "systemd-userdbd" wtflol.
Kinda amazed how they manage to still find new nooks and crannies to metastasise into, in their haphazard nonchalant fashion.

extra-lol for this idiocy:

Show threadLaurent BercotMar 20
@nblr I wish more people would realize that Linux and systemd are not synonymous, and it is still (I think) possible to save Linux
Show threadaburka 🫣
@ska @nblr it's going to be difficult, systemd has wormed its way into so many corners of the OS in preparation for the complete takeover. You can't even use fucking GNOME anymore without it
Mar 20 at 1:19pmWeb
Show threadLaurent BercotMar 20
@aburka @nblr Believe me, I know 😑 and it may not be possible to save GNOME.
Show threadmathewMar 20

@aburka @ska @nblr Win/win.

Seriously, though, I’m trying to decide whether to switch from Debian to Gentoo or move to one of the BSDs.

Show threadd@nny disc@ mc²Mar 20
@mathew @aburka @ska @nblr alpine has the only distro package manager i respect and trust and its kde packaging is extremely robust
Show threadd@nny disc@ mc²Mar 20
@mathew @aburka @ska @nblr sad face that openbox is unmaintained i was at peace when i could just startx into it
Show threadmathewMar 20
@hipsterelectron @aburka @ska @nblr My other reason to switch is AI policy, and I can’t find what Alpine’s policy is, if they have one.
Show threadd@nny disc@ mc²Mar 20
@mathew @aburka @ska @nblr seems likely that they do not have an explicit policy but https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Package_policies this page and the linked {CODING,COMMIT}STYLE.md files (which are immensely precise) in aports are quite difficult to conform to from a statistical machine. in particular the requirement of FSF/OSI-compatible licensing can be said to preclude that on its face
Package policies - Alpine Linux

Show threadaburka 🫣Mar 20
@hipsterelectron @mathew @ska @nblr they are likely working on it https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/116110902229403709
Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] what do you mean? in the Alpine sphere, @postmarketOS already adopted an anti-AI policy, which will probably be adopted by Alpine too.

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