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Dylan M. Taylor is not a household name in the Linux world. At least, he wasn’t until recently.

The software engineer and longtime open source contributor has quietly built a respectable track record over the years: writing Python code for the Arch Linux installer, maintaining packages for NixOS, and contributing CI/CD pipelines to various FOSS projects.

But a recent change he made to systemd has pushed him into the spotlight, along with a wave of intense debate.

At the center of the controversy is a seemingly simple addition Dylan made: an optional birthDate field in systemd’s user database.

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[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

HEY MY GUY you want a CIVIL discussion about CIVIL DISCUSSION?

/s

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Ugh, I’m forking this thread. If you guys can’t agree with me I’ll make my own.

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

How nation states were formed

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Oh wow, this guy ^ is the best at civil discussion!

[-] Linearity@piefed.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Why’d you reply to yourself 😭😭

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

It's my thread I can do what I want

this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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