Post #2351243
2026-03-20 07:37 UTC
@cas@social.treehouse.systems
Anyway I think you kind of missed the point I was trying to make: I am not critical of the code change itself, what I am critical of is the way it was presented.
To clarify precisely what I mean, it's the first sentence in this PR: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954 which says:
"Stores the user's birth date for age verification, as required by recent laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc."
I don't like that framing of the code change.
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@pid_eins@mastodon.social
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@eliasr@social.librem.one 2026-03-20 07:41
@cas@social.treehouse.systems saying "as required by recent laws" indicates a mindset that "what we do here is to implement laws. States make laws, we implement them. That is what this software is about: compliance with laws." And I think such a mindset goes against the idea of free software. > I hope i don't just come across as contrarian I appreciate your answer, and I'm sorry I only answered parts of it! @pid_eins@mastodon.social