cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/65292654
For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that Systemd v261-rc1 was recently released. It now implements an optional
birth datefield in the JSON user database (see second item under “Other changes”).The implementation of this field was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws.
I mean, it’s basically an optional gecos field. That feels a bit like writing off *nix as a whole because /etc/passwd has a place to put your phone number.
It always starts off as optional as a form of normalization…Then gradually the boundaries are pushed until we get in a worse situation. So, I won’t accept any form of age verification, optional or otherwise.
Too true. And good on you.