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Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along...

Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

Final Edit: The PR has been merged into main.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The problem is the laws getting passed, not with software that gives people a choice about whether to comply.

~~OK, but the law didn't even get written.~~ That asshole decided to open up and deepthroat the boot before it even entered the room.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

the law didn't even get written

https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1043

Current Status: PASSED

Ummm… what?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954#issuecomment-4032221990

I'm Jeremy from System76. We are in talks with legislators and there are likely to be amendments to the age verification bills, as well as conflicting requirements in different jurisdictions. It may even be the case that open source operating systems are exempted entirely. I detailed this on the xdg mailing list here:

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2026-March/014797.html

I have other concerns about this specific implementation. By relying on systemd, which is decidedly unportable to non-Linux operating systems, and not used across all Linux operating systems either, it will force at least one alternative implementation to exist. If these implementations end up having to collect jurisdiction specific requirements, that makes it much harder for compliance.

IDK, I read about this bullshit like last week, and it was always presented in future tense. I saw this post from Jeremy from System 76 today in the goddamn Git thread, so excuse me for not understanding the current state of the problem.