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.

  • ExoticCherryPigeon@piefed.social
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    Parental controls already exist in linux, they are entirely optional to those who want them, we do not need those controls to be rolled out to every user!

    Not to mention

    • My router, an Asus one has parental controls settings already
    • My ISP router, bog standard one has parental controls settings already
    • My ISP account has parental controls settings already at account level, if Ia m not technical enough, I can call them and ask them to set it up
    • My phone provider has parental controls