Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoAge checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB fieldwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down138cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkAge checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB fieldwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square94linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareCrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBecause back in the 60s and 70s, people wanted to know whose print jobs were running and where the printed documents should be delivered.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoSo over 40 years before systemd was initially released? I’m hearing a whole lot of mental gymnastics from both of y’all to explain away the “okay” fields while demonizing the (optional) “evil” fields.
minus-squareCrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoWhat are you getting at me for? You asked a question and I answered. I don’t care about any new gecos fields because they’re optional.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·42 minutes ago<.< Your answer makes no sense.
Because back in the 60s and 70s, people wanted to know whose print jobs were running and where the printed documents should be delivered.
So over 40 years before systemd was initially released?
I’m hearing a whole lot of mental gymnastics from both of y’all to explain away the “okay” fields while demonizing the (optional) “evil” fields.
What are you getting at me for? You asked a question and I answered.
I don’t care about any new gecos fields because they’re optional.
<.< Your answer makes no sense.