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Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179

Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd

This reverts commit acb6624, reversing changes made to ba1caf0. Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" After extensive community discussion, legal review and c...

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Show threadwasting_time6d ago
If anything, the POSIX passwd specification should be updated to include age instead of introducing yet another dependency on systemd for something that affects the entire ecosystem.
Show threadrebolek6d ago
No, do not poison passwd, let systemd choke on this.
Show threadbadgersnake6d ago
It would be a surprise to everyone if systemdb did the right thing.
Show threadisatty6d ago
Yep: they won’t.
Show thread3eb7988a16636d ago
Poster failed to add that camelCase was obviously a bad call.
Show threadnoosphr6d ago

Systemd has gone from a technical cancer for Linux systems to a political one.

If only every distribution didn't break backwards compatibility to play with the cool kids.

Time to get back to programs that do one thing and do it well.