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SysVinit 3.16 UNIX-style init system improves systemd-to-SysV script conversion and delivers minor fixes alongside ongoing codebase cleanup. linuxiac.com/sysvinit-3-16-… #OpenSource

Thank you Travis for that opportunity! Maxime Bernier GOES OFF on Canada's Collapse, Dark Days Ahead, Pierre Poilievre. youtu.be/50W_AreppU0?si…

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information tomshardware.com/software/opera…

The Arch Linux Core Dev Team is asking r/ArchLinux sub-reddit mods to censor people unhappy with Age Verification in Arch. It appears that Arch Linux considers criticism of Age Verification to be a "Code of Conduct" violation. From an r/ArchLinux moderator responding to a censored user: "I got a DM from much higher up the chain asking me to remove it. Whilst I technically don't answer to them, I do respect their wishes. They don't like someone they consider as part of the core dev teams being called out like that. What you did broke the Arch Linux CoC."

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antiX Linux 26 arrives based on Debian 13 Trixie with five init systems, a systemd-free design, and a fast, lightweight environment built for efficiency. linuxiac.com/antix-26-relea… #Linux #OpenSource

@tecmint Nano.

Vim or Nano - be honest, which one do you actually use?

Systemd-Free antiX 26 #Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” 9to5linux.com/systemd-free-a… #OpenSource

Here are 10 Linux distros (system-md free) 1.Devuan 2.Artix Linux 3.Void Linux 4.Alpine Linux 5.Slackware 6.MX Linux 7.AntiX 8.Obarun 9.Chimera Linux 10.Kiss Linux​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ You welcome ;)

Saying no to systemd used to be considered conspiracy. Today, it's a real policy of control and enslavement, an attack on your freedom. You'll be a slave, and you'll even "buy" the chains! Use #Vendefoul Wolf and be #XLibre with #OpenRC. @LundukeJournal linuxiac.com/systemd-introd…

The @vendefoulwolf Linux Distro is taking a firm “No Age Verification” stance. “We will never implement this age verification or any other measure that results in the loss of freedom of our users. We say no Wayland or no systemd.”

You may recall that, a few days ago, systemd added in a piece of functionally to be used in relation to Age Verification. That code change was submitted by a developer named Dylan Taylor. Dylan also submitted similar proposed code changes to Ubuntu and Arch Linux. There was an immediate reaction to these proposals. Conspiracy theories began flying (“Did he make these changes for the government?”, “What organization is behind this?”), and the personal attacks quickly followed (including threats of violence). Now, as you may be aware, I am no fan of adding Age Verification to Operating Systems. I consider it to be, to put it mildly, a terrible idea. But what were this developer’s *actual* motivations for adding this specific functionality, in this specific way, to systemd (among others)? After speaking with Dylan, it became clear that he was attempting to find a way to meet the requirements of the law in, what he saw as, the least horrible way possible. Dylan: “It exists purely to help Linux distributions meet the "letter of the law" in specific jurisdictions by providing a way to store a self-reported birthdate locally on the machine. You can enter any value here, even January 1st, 1900. There is no proof required, no ID scanning, and no external tracking.” Personally, I think even this limited data collection goes too far. But Dylan is not alone in considering this approach. Several major Linux distributions are currently considering similar solutions to complying with the Age Verification laws: collect a user supplied “birthdate”, using the honor system (with no additional verification), and hope that is enough to satisfy lawmakers. This is how Dylan explains why he went with this approach: Dylan: “The CA/CO laws will do probably nothing of value for children using Linux, and nobody is claiming otherwise, but the fact of the matter is that not doing something to meet the requirements will hurt the ability for system integrators and commercial enterprises to continue to contribute to free and open source software and ship it on new devices. I don't think anybody would benefit from that.” While I see adding this functionality at the system level as a massive mistake, as it will undoubtedly be expanded to facilitate further Age/ID Verification and privacy intrusion down the road, I can understand the logic. This is a debate that is currently being had in many projects and corporations. With wildly varying approaches already being decided upon. With all of the conspiracy theories being floated around, I asked Dylan if anyone paid him to submit these code changes, or if he did it on behalf of any government agency (as some corners of the Internet have suggested). Dylan: “The answer to both questions is obviously no. Any CS undergrad could have written that PR. They didn't NEED to pay someone with a degree in software engineering to do it. It's adding an additional field to a database with PII in it already.” Oh. And I noted some people attacked Dylan while calling him a “Jew” (in very *ahem* colorful ways). So, as ridiculous as it seems, I asked him about that, too. No. He’s not Jewish. He was raised Catholic. Dylan: “Either way, I find the religious attacks disgusting.”

@cyber_razz If this bothers you I suggest trying Artix: artixlinux.org

Wait….Arch Linux might also add age verification to their distro???

Systemd-Free antiX 26 Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” lxer.com/module/newswir…

Kudos to @GrapheneOS

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GrapheneOS version 2026032000 released: #2026032000" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">grapheneos.org/releases#20260… See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release. Forum discussion thread: discuss.grapheneos.org/d/33367-graphe… #GrapheneOS #privacy #security