RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@wwahammy/116262598397940841

One thing to keep in mind: these commits have names on them.

When anyone asks why queer kids lost user freedom on Linux, we can point at the exact people who ripped it away from them.

#TheyHaveNames

@wwahammy this seems aggressively fucked up.

@linux_mclinuxface Please speak up in any way you can. This must be removed from systemd and the process stopped.

Here's a MR to FreeDesktop by the same individual with unclear motivations. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/accountsservice/-/merge_requests/176#note_3386750

user: Add BirthDate with polkit-gated GetBirthDate and SetBirthDate methods (!176) · Merge requests · accountsservice / accountsservice · GitLab

Summary Add a BirthDate field to the user account interface. For non-homed users, the value is stored...

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@wwahammy @linux_mclinuxface The author of systemd just posted a 'durr-hurr, wait till you see what's in GECOS' message to fedi in grand microsoftian style.

There will be no help from the authors and maintainers.

The boot is clean.

@reijomancer @linux_mclinuxface there is no option but to keep fighting.