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Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field' (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that Systemd v261-rc1 was recently released. It now implements an optional birth date field in the JSON user database (see second item under "Other changes").

The implementation of this field was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws.

(Age-verification status of Open Source Operating Systems.)

Writeup by @pglpm@lemmy.ca

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[-] kbal@fedia.io 45 points 1 week ago

Personally identifying information here, but I don't mind telling you all that my exact time of birth was 1970-01-01-00:00:00.000000.

[-] Redjard@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What a coincidence, I just checked and mine is 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000

Edit: friend of mine got 1969-12-31 18:00:00.000000, we should open a club.

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 12 points 1 week ago

And according to your /etc/passwd you are , located at , reachable under and .

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

What do you mean? On my phone it shows up as ---::.

[-] joyjoy@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago

It shows up on mine as ~~:.|:;~~

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

hacking sound intensifies ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

[-] dry_water@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

We were all born that day comrades

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