Christian Brauner 🦊🐺

@brauner
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CTO @ Amutable

Maintains the #VFS in the Linux Kernel, #pidfds, and a bunch of other stuff.
#systemd, #LXC, #LXD and a few other things.

Website & Bloghttps://brauner.io
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Githubhttps://github.com/brauner
Kernel Bloghttp://people.kernel.org/brauner

Age verification clearly doesn't belong into #systemd. We should have never merged this. Instead this should be incrementally added to the kernel itself. I'm doing my part:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260401-i-hope-someone-believes-this-is-real-04f24e03944e@brauner

[PATCH] vfs: require verified birth date for file creation - Christian Brauner

While work on the varlink-http-bridge for systemd I had this idea that a lot of the tech could be used to build an #MCP for systemd via #varlink. So here it it is: https://github.com/mvo5/systemd-mcp - it auto-discovers systemd's varlink sockets, introspects the IDL, and exposes every method as a typed tool. On a typical system that's 50-80+ tools: units, journals, credentials, factory reset, you name it. What could possibly go wrong :) ? (requires systemd v260+)
GitHub - mvo5/systemd-mcp: Your friendly connection to PID1 - what could possibly go wrong?

Your friendly connection to PID1 - what could possibly go wrong? - mvo5/systemd-mcp

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It's Amutable not immutable. Bluefin ddi gnomeos gonna slay. #gnome

So, for anyone who cares, here's a long-form response, personally and from my POV as head of #Teckids, regarding the discussion around birth date in #systemd:

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2026-March/052087.html

[systemd-devel] Fundamental concerns regarding the "birthDate" field in userdb

fedi: *oh no the fascist california law will make linux illegal unless you insert your id into a floppy drive, enable secure boot and sign away your soul via tpm*
systemd: *just adds an optional field for birth date*
fedi: *oh you microslop conspiracy nazi scum*
I do enjoy using some of the AI coding tools but judging by some of the patchsets on the kernel mailing list it is clear that without strong focus on code quality this will significantly degrade architectural thought and code design. I mean, spaghetti galore...
Sarah Connor watching you use Al for everything
As my account has been removed, it's now official: I am no longer a FOSDEM organiser.

This was my choice. I wish the organisation all the best for the future, and if time and money allow, might come again as a mere visitor, for the first time in 22 (!) years.
https://lore.kernel.org is lagging quite drastically?
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[PATCH b4 0/3] shazam: conflict resolution support for b4 shazam -H - Christian Brauner