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  • maxwells_daemon@lemmy.worldtolinuxmemes@lemmy.world•Which stage are you at?English
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    3 months ago

    I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

    Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

    There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

  • maxwells_daemon@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    3 months ago

    I can’t say that I know of a single adult who isn’t against children being able to access porn. The question is: how exactly do you expect to achieve that without nuking porn as a whole?

    First, if we decide that porn is just unacceptable to be available for anyone to see because children might access it, then who decides where to draw the line? Does hentai count? Or should it be banned as well? How about artistic nudity? Do painters get a pass? Does Hollywood get a pass? What about educational material? How realistic can a diagram of the reproductive system be before it’s bannable?

    If we’re actually trying to restrict access to porn just from underage people, specifically, then how? I’m sure you’re aware of UK’s recent attempt to enforce online ID requirement under the premise of protecting children from harmful content. If that’s how, then why exactly does Spotify require an ID now? I’ve, personally, never gone there looking for porn. Same with YouTube, tbh. And also, why have people opposing such measures been visited, and questioned, by the British police?

    Truth is: online ID is not about protecting children, it’s about governmental control, especially powerful for minority profiling. Anyone saying otherwise is either uninformed, lying, or just delusional. No one is opposing that children should get their access restricted, I’d say that’s not even just about porn, I don’t want to see children on Twitter, Reddit or TikTok either. The problem is doing that reliably, while respecting people’s right to privacy. Once there’s a real solution for that, I’ll support it. For now, the best solution we have is parental control, which was available for as long as internet has been a product. “Protect YOUR children” is no revolutionary take.