• Bjornir@programming.dev
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    4 hours ago

    What is the use case for that field? I do not see it as being used as anything else than a stepping stone towards age verification.

    • nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 hours ago

      this is the correct way to frame this issue. it serves no purpose other than to support things that are further down a slope

      I wonder if a fork becomes successful, or if traditional init based systems make a comeback

      enterprise users obviously won’t give a shit about any of this, and will keep using redhat or amazon linux or whatever

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        39 minutes ago

        Seems like you don’t really need to fork the system until someone applies DOB field in a meaningful way.

        Even in such a situation, I would suspect the short-term solution is simply a patch or crack to neuter the functionality that the DOB field is supposed to implement. A full fork seems unnecessary, even counterproductive, since it would define your OS as meaningfully distinct (and noticeably out of compliance) with a standard installation.