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Birthdate field under discussion also in Arch Linux (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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Add a required birth date prompt (YYYY-MM-DD) to the user creation flow, stored as a systemd userdb JSON drop-in at /etc/userdb/.user on the target system.

Motivation

Recent age verification laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. require platforms to verify user age. Collecting birth date at install time ensures Arch Linux is compliant with these regulations.

This is just a pull request, no changes yet.

The pull-request discussion thread has been locked, just like it happened for the similar thread in Systemd, owing to the amount of negative comments...

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[–] endlesseden@pyfedi.deep-rose.org 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

are you sure it's even a person, not a bot? because this all screams either bot or seeking internet fame as the "hero to kids".

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 11 hours ago

"hero to kids"

tool of big baron.

[–] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think he has repo pre ChatGPT with legitimate usecases, while that would not be a conclusive proof, I cannot imagine some chatbot would bother with this.

[–] teft@piefed.social 8 points 23 hours ago

Yeah. He’s also the third highest contributor to archinstall. But even good developers can have shit beliefs.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think Brodie Robertson interviewed them.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

he only responded via text. that only further solidifies the account is a bot.