How to get age verification into linux? Easy, just tell Poettering that if he doesn't hurry up and do it first, some non-systemd approach might become the standard.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the operating systems job is to negotiate between software and hardware. its there to make sure “my red triangle program draws the same red triangle on anything running this environment regardless of the parts used to build the machine”. its not there to rat you out to a surveillance state or advertisers or meta.

The idea that this protects children is insane and nobody believes this for a second. Hormones happened and little timmy has discovered the wonders of nudity and friction. age attestation doesn’t stop that. it doesn’t stop horrible people from preying on that. it doesn’t teach timmy the difference between fantasy and what a healthy relationship really looks like. it doesn’t address any of those things.

it tracks people. that is all it does. that is all it is for. and considering literal nazis are in power, nobody wants this. it does not solve a problem.

[–] 5715@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Should this strategy become an RFC?

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus -2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This isn't age verification. It's just adding the field into the user record so it can be used if your distro decides to collect that information.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

its building a surveillance infrasttucture.

this feature does not solve a problem. but it is a usable by creating dependancies. it has no reason to exist. it is not there to solve a technical problem, but instead a political one.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This isn't about age verification, this is about him sabotaging linux instead of sabotaging encroachment by authoritarians in every single aspect of life. He didn't have to go and shove the entire boot down his throat, but here we are.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/revoluciana-facing-fascism-sabotage

Sabotage sounds spicy. It sounds dangerous.

And yet, the underlying concept is simply this: inefficiency.

I told you last time, make every inch have its cost.

Resistance does not have to be violent, and that’s not something I’m advocating here. Resistance is the word no. Resistance is standing in place. Resistance is pushing.

Resistance is the albatross around the neck of your opposition. Resistance is the anchor that drags along the sea floor.

Here are some incredibly mundane but effective examples from the manual:

Make mistakes with purchasing travel tickets

Make engineering mistakes

Make long speeches and waste time

Act ignorant, or ask a lot of questions: if you’re not familiar with the concept of sea-lioning, you should really learn it

Take longer to do your work

Even if you’re terrified of doing more, this is simply a place to start.

You are someone and you have a responsibility to do something.

You cannot make it easier for the fascists to achieve their goals. You can’t do it today, and you can’t do it later if they claim authority. You must stand in the way of oppression.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I ain't reading all that fam

This isn’t about age verification, this is about him sabotaging linux

he isn't the one who submitted the PR to add the age verification field. he also isn't the one who merged the PR.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

fucking who cares if it's not him, I'm talking about the assholes that did those things

I ain’t reading all that fam

good, keep not reading things on this site and go somewhere else without text

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus -4 points 2 days ago

I hope you get better soon, and don't stroke out from all the stress you are clearly under from seeing the word "systemd".

KTHNXBAI~