I Spoke To The Dev Behind The Systemd Birth Date Change
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Today I spoke with the developer who introduced the PR to Systemd which added in a birth date field to userdb which spawned a massive drama and much worse as...

Some of you need to watch this video, and hang your head in shame.

Dylan Taylor has been receiving constant harassment, including threats to his life and safety, for actions done collectively by SystemD. The article by Sam Bent was explictly mentioned as part of the harassment campaign, and rightfully so.

I don’t think enough people realize that this is catastrophically bad. It’ll discourage people from becoming open source developers, it’ll discourage people from using Linux, and it’ll discourage legislators from taking the Linux community seriously.

If you ever wished ill upon another human being for complying with a relatively inconsequential law, you are better off never touching a computer again. The Linux community has collectively gone so far beyond what is acceptable here.

  • Ulu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.zip
    816·
    18 days ago

    If you ever wished ill upon another human being

    You should have stopped here, because no reason is ever a good reason for wishing ill upon another human being, no matter the argument.

    People harassing and doxxing are rotten inside, no matter the reason.

    for complying with a relatively inconsequential law

    No, just no, it’s not inconsequential and it’s not the entire world, as usual US thinks they’re the only country in the world, other countries exist that don’t have such a law.

    Just stop using systemd, it’s even more effective than acting like a coward keyboard warrior.

    • nothx [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      81·
      17 days ago

      no reason is ever a good reason for wishing ill upon another human being, no matter the argument.

      I can think of a few humans that deserve ill wished upon them.

    • BobrA
      96·
      17 days ago

      You should have stopped here, because no reason is ever a good reason for wishing ill upon another human being, no matter the argument.

      What?

      So, whatever I do, it won’t be a reason for you to wish ill on me? I can burn down your house (maybe with your dog/cat/family inside) and you won’t wish ill on me? I am a human being, so there is no reason for you to ever wish ill on me, right?

      • Ulu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.zip
        44·
        17 days ago

        I can burn down your house (maybe with your dog/cat/family inside) and you won’t wish ill on me?

        I would call the police and have you arrested for sure, I would never think you should die for it.

          • Ulu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.zip
            11·
            17 days ago

            Thanks :)

            Yeah it’s disheartening to see how many in this thread are in favor of violence, especially in a case like this where there are much better answers to what’s happening.

      • waddle_dee@lemmy.world
        58·
        17 days ago

        No matter the argument

        you would define burning someone’s house down as an argument? wild lol

        What the commenter said, was precisely accurate. You should not wish harm on someone over an argument. It only ever leads to escalation.