Artix isn't going to comply with age-gating.

2026-03-19 08:13 UTC

Per the very first reply on their thread discussing it in their forums, which I linked directly to for the post title: We’ll NEVER require any verification or identification from the user. However, what’s gonna happen should the attempts to age-gate the XDG portal screw over alt-init distros like Artix too? My guess is maybe they start blocking regions which force age gating like Arch Linux 32 is doing.

Replies (10)

@RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 2026-03-19 18:52

We’ll NEVER require any verification or identification from the user. Cool so no passwords?

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@atk007@lemmy.world 2026-03-19 08:54

Good, Maybe a list of "Pirate Distros" would help people.

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@CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 2026-03-19 14:26

First Artix made me not vulnerable to the XZ backdoor (requires systemd). Now it saves me from age verification nonsense. Even on Lemmy sentiment seems people who avoid systemd are just cranks. But every time we are right.

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@juipeltje@lemmy.world 2026-03-19 12:24

In this case Artix already is a systemd-free distro, but this is part of why i think it's a bad idea that systemd is wanting to implement the age verification crap, cause i think the distro should be allowed to decide if they want to comply or not. Feels like distros that use systemd will be forced to comply unless they change init, which is probably a pain in of itself. Btw, what does the desktop portal actually do? I've installed a lot of programs over the years, including flatpaks, and i never seemed to need it. I hope it stays that way considering they're implementing this shit too.

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@HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2026-03-19 09:52

Artix is patching many packages anyway, so one more package patched to remove age stuff or add a dummy interface that always returns 18+ won't be too difficult.

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@Soot@hexbear.net 2026-03-19 10:41

In my mind, region-blocking is actually probably the best solution for this in every case. Cut off every legitimate operation in these regions (including my own) from using your genuinely useful software. Software isn't compromised, saves on unnecessary work and law compliance. Then everyone with a VPN flourishes anyway. And then maybe it hurts profits so much that lawmakers actually decide to reverse course. Wins all around.

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@dukatos@lemmy.zip 2026-03-19 15:48

That is why I donate to them.

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@chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2026-03-19 10:04

> We'll NEVER require any verification or identification from the user. This sentence doesn't give me confidence that they have read the law.

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@isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2026-03-20 04:17

it is copies?

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@1dalm@lemmy.today 2026-03-19 16:06

And only the 7 people using the OS will care.

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