Post #2345164
2026-05-10 13:05 UTC
@adingbatponder@fosstodon.org @nik@toot.teckids.org ...or just maybe they should be using Artix instead, or any other distro which rejects age verification. Also, openSUSE rely on systemd, anyone concerned about their privacy should avoid systemd like the plague.
Mind you, we're heading towards an era in which programmers might have to maintain multiple identities, and if you're an underage programmer, you'll have to start out anonymously.
(Someone blocked me for "systemd hate". systemd's founder literally runs his own company geared towards Linux corporate compliance. Years ago, they added /etc/machine-id on top of /var/lib/dbus/machine-id - guess what, Devuan (sysvinit) don't support /etc/machine-id and the dbus version of it is randomized on each boot. Details like this can make a difference to privacy-conscious users.)
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@nik@toot.teckids.org 2026-05-10 13:17
@fionescu@mastodon.bsd.cafe @adingbatponder@fosstodon.org Please keep your unfounded systemd hate out of this.
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@brad@1040ste.net 2026-05-10 20:24
@fionescu@mastodon.bsd.cafe @adingbatponder@fosstodon.org @nik@toot.teckids.org The real shocker is that SuSE still exists, honestly. What next - Mandrake, sorry, Mandriva is still around?
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@lispi314@udongein.xyz 2026-05-11 17:02
@fionescu@mastodon.bsd.cafe @adingbatponder@fosstodon.org @nik@toot.teckids.org > we're heading towards an era in which programmers might have to maintain multiple identities Always has been. The consequences for failing to got a lot more obvious though.