Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field

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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field - Lemmy NZ

Lemmy

Everyone should set it to 1970-01-01.
Ive been born since 1900-01-01 for a long time now.
The tech nerds should be setting theirs to 1970-01-01 at 00:00 UTC.
Why
Thatโ€™s the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then.
Thatโ€™s the default time set when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset.
It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67