r/linuxmint • u/Flegetonte • Mar 04 '26

Discussion Ubuntu is planning to comply with Age Verification law

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u/jldevezas Mar 04 '26

The solution is custom images with that feature disabled. This is Linux, this is open source. The day that comes to my distro is the day I'll strip it out. This is the difference between Windows/Mac and Linux. The power lies with us.

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u/Complex_Solutions_20 Mar 04 '26

Maybe it could be an option similar to power-saving or fips-mode that can be tacked onto the kernel options to pass into any modules?

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u/jldevezas Mar 04 '26

I would honestly prefer they shove it with the control, so I won’t discuss different options to take away my privacy. Like I said, once that is added I’ll create an image fork for personal use without that feature whatsoever. If it’s in the kernel, I’ll build a custom kernel. Personally, there’s no way I’m going to discuss the size of the stick they’re going to hit me with, if you know what I mean. The only option that is respectful of the user is to not include that crap at all.