userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records by dylanmtaylor · Pull Request #40954 · systemd/systemd
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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. The xdg-desktop-portal project is addi...

Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along…

Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

Final Edit: The PR has been merged into main.

  • Geki@lemmy.ml
    443·
    16 hours ago

    Why do the rest of us have to have this shit added in our systems just because some Yankees (and Brazil) passed some bills? My country has already said they won’t be doing any age verification shit. I’m starting to think there’s some big conspiracy here that FOSS isn’t as independent as we believe it is.

    • Ulu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.zip
      8·
      10 hours ago

      FOSS isn’t as independent as we believe it is

      Some parts are indeed sponsored by corporations, that’s not a bad thing per se because financial support is important.

      Problems arise when corporations push changes solely for their own interest instead of the benefit of the community, this PR seems to be that case.

    • Magiilaro@feddit.org
      83·
      14 hours ago

      Germany has effectivly the same law, active since december 2025, and I am sure more countries will intruduce such laws soon. Linux Distributions have to be compliant with this laws, if we like it or not.

      • Muehe@lemmy.ml
        9·
        11 hours ago

        Germany has effectivly the same law

        I haven’t heard anything about that and a search doesn’t turn anything up either. Can you give any details on what you mean specifically?

        • Magiilaro@feddit.org
          6·
          8 hours ago

          §12 Jugendmedienschutzstaatsvertrag: https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-JMedienSchStVtrGBWV10StVtr-P12

          (1) Anbieter von Betriebssystemen, die von Kindern und Jugendlichen üblicherweise genutzt werden im Sinne des § 16 Abs. 1 Satz 3 Nr. 6, stellen sicher, dass ihre Betriebssysteme über eine den nachfolgenden Absätzen entsprechende Jugendschutzvorrichtung verfügen. Passt ein Dritter die vom Anbieter des Betriebssystems bereitgestellte Jugendschutzvorrichtung an, besteht die Pflicht aus Satz 1 insoweit bei diesem Dritten.

          (3) In der Jugendschutzvorrichtung muss eine Altersangabe eingestellt werden können.

    • jefferyjefferson@lemmy.org
      32·
      11 hours ago

      Unfortunately, the internet at large has been embracing cuck behavior and capitulation for years.

      They are genuinely excited to be a bunch of scared little bitches eager to please their masters.