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/
Has anyone even looked at the PR? Why is there such a big stink about adding an optional birthday field to a JSON schema? It’s opt-in and can’t be validated in any way.
That’s like saying OpenSSL is the thin end of an anti-encryption wedge because they provide FIPS compliant modules. Or complaining that it puts your privacy at risk when you generate an SSH key and it asks for your address.
The problem is the laws getting passed, not with software that gives people a choice about whether to comply.
I feel like this will be a problem for the future.
Edit: another user already pointed out the “problem for the future” here.
Everyone should be 76 years old, to honor System76 for helping.
OK, but the law didn’t even get written.That asshole decided to open up and deepthroat the boot before it even entered the room.https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1043
Ummm… what?
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954#issuecomment-4032221990
IDK, I read about this bullshit like last week, and it was always presented in future tense. I saw this post from Jeremy from System 76 today in the goddamn Git thread, so excuse me for not understanding the current state of the problem.