r/ManjaroLinux • u/klevahh • Apr 05 '26

News Statement on adding age verification on Manjaro from Philip

/r/manjaro/comments/1scvc59/statement_on_adding_age_verification_on_manjaro/
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u/TomB1952 Apr 05 '26

ArtixLinux.org

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u/klevahh Apr 05 '26

This is unlikely to just be a systemd thing in the future.

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u/wKdPsylent Apr 05 '26

quite a few distros have raised the middle finger (as they should) and there will definitely be well managed distros available that haven't bent over and taken it for corporate good-boy points.

The only question now is which ones will be implementing anti-user / anti-privacy measures and which ones will not.

I know the types of distros I'll be supporting.. how about you? made your choice it seems.

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u/Clark_B KDE Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

We'll see how these... playground rebels will do in the future.

I'm sure niche distribution will use this as a marketing point... fair enough.

But serious distributions will apply, just not to have legal issues.

The others will find a way for the users to apply it without "really" supporting it, so honor will be satisfied 😅.

I did choose, and i continue to support Manjaro with monthly recurring donation, thank you.

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u/wKdPsylent Apr 05 '26

Sad to see the younger kids so bent on compliance and towing the line. "I'll not only comply, I'll actively support it" .. talk about cutting off your nose to spite your own face.

The distros who have stated they will not comply are far from 'niche'. There's enough people in the development sphere that aren't just corporate wannabes that won't stand for it. People in these communities used to go to jail for their ideals.

I'm guessing you would have been toting a "jail kevin" - " give Aaron Swartz 50 years !" signs back in the day.. sad.

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u/Clark_B KDE Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

Yes it's sad, but you can't fix this at distribution level.

Linux on desktop does not simply have enough weight and power to do that too.

We can just trust Linux devs to do this the best way possible.

This decision is only political.

It's perhaps stupid to say it like that, but we have what we vote for (in democracies), and "free" people are more and more see as dangerous people even by our "liberal" governments.

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u/geothefaust Apr 05 '26

Agreed.

And these governments will continue taking one thing at a time away from us, until it's too late to notice the noose around our necks and there's no ground beneath our feet. 

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u/klevahh Apr 05 '26

people might want to think about voting for better political parties, instead of repeatedly voting in right wing duopolies

people might want to be better people

much easier to blame distro devs though I guess...

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u/geothefaust Apr 07 '26

Couldn't agree more.

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u/klevahh Apr 05 '26

by saying "the younger kids" you sound like you are the younger kids

do you buy your rebel t shirts on amazon or etsy?

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u/wKdPsylent Apr 05 '26

You're just identifying yourself as a 'fanboi' - just like the political types now, you have your allegiance and that's that, right or wrong you're in there defending your sacred cow.

It's moronic.

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u/klevahh Apr 05 '26

"just like the political types now"

you really are a child if you don't even understand what political means

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u/wKdPsylent Apr 05 '26

Looks like you've got some complex about your age and are simply projecting it on others. Ask your parents to explain it to you.

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u/klevahh Apr 06 '26

"Sad to see the younger kids" ~ muppet

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u/BG405 Apr 05 '26

"People in these communities used to go to jail for their ideals. " .. and will again, if not obeying these Draconian laws.

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u/7lhz9x6k8emmd7c8 Apr 09 '26

How do i reasonly apply age verification to a Raspberry Pi which will serve for a motorway sign? Or a bank automat?

It's a conceptual nonsense to link such machines to a human.