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I also wonder whether or not grapheneos, or open source Linux OSs in general, will face any repercussions for failing to comply to these regulations due to the relatively low user count.
Hate to say it but systemd, the init system of most Linux distros, already has PRs with maintainer backing to implement DoB recording.
Some people can't kneel fast enough.
Which already has a revert commit https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179
The self-important creator of Systemd has personally blocked that PR, if I'm hearing correctly, which would suggest he or his employer Microsoft is all in on it.
"I'm not picking a side" and "this future proofs standardization" is of little comfort, that is seriously suspect. I ought to look to alternatives to SystemD(odge the issue failed).
So in other words, "Sure we built the people-crushing machines, but we didn't wire them up or turn them on."
IBM, is that you?
Maybe https://agelesslinux.org/ or systemd free distro https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Linux_distributions_without_systemd/
I was shocked it listed LMDE but it's a very old version (Linux Mint Debian Edition 2).
Based on a Debian version for which long term support ended 6 years ago...
SystemDOGE. It is just a matter of time before Big Balls exfiltrates our Linux data.
He left MS in January
Ugh of course. Thanks for pointing that out
That has already been closed
Maybe this'll take the shine off that wunderkinder mess and people will finally be free to choose something more reliable. I love how RH pushed this beta software so hard and my reboots are now just shite -- unreliable and occasionally ridiculously delayed.
I'll be glad to see the back of that metastatic shitball.
DoB recording, and ID age verification, are two different things though.
My OS has never needed to know my DoB before. What's it gonna do, make me a cake?
No, they're the same in this context.
I'll just plug Devuan, Slackware, Gentoo and many others.
Runit supremacy. Welcome to the void.
I imagine people behind this law are pretty interested in this small but powerful user base. I would just boldly assume that a lot of people responsible for independent software and privacy advocates are using Linux etc. So its a interesting user base for sure. But regulating open source software luckily is pretty much impossible and they wont give up their(our) privacy without a fight. Also, we will see how much the user base will grow when these regulations get tighter.
They can simply say on their download pages that residents of Brazil and California are not allowed to use their OS.
Motorola* bending the knee to the mass surveillance corps and international governments comes to mind. We'll see how their deal with GrapheneOS goes now.
I mean they can simply sell that phone with stock androud in californua and if users flash Graphene on it afterwards thats hardly motorolas fault
Sure. Let them be sued on profits made 😂