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The Engineer Who Tried to Put Age Verification Into Linux
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this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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No, he chose to do this and deserves all the vitriol coming his way.
If you don't want people to retaliate for fucking them over, then don't fuck them over. Simple concept.
Looks like you're trying to fuck someone over too.
Would you care to post your real name, place of work and the city and state where you live? I mean if you don't want people to retaliate for fucking them over, then don't fuck them over.
Or, do you understand the danger of having unhinged people on the Internet paint you as a target?
If I screwed someone over, I wouldn't be surprised if they did something to screw me back. I don't start it, but I damn well finish it. The moral of the story is to not screw people over. If he needs to learn that the hard way like so many others, so be it. They shouldn't have to sit back while they get fucked.
You need to stop projecting your own lack of a spine onto everyone else.