[NTLUG:Discuss] Social Media?

[David Good]

But won't someone PLEASE think of the CHILDREN !

--David

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com>
wrote:

> Glenn Larson said on Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:44:08 -0500
>
> >You know the Internet runs on Linux servers? It doesn't seem like it
> >would be some kind of moral infraction to use social media to spar
> >over social issues like age restrictions.
>
> You call this a *social* issue? If a birthdate field in the OS is a
> social issue, then so is SSL.
>
> What fields come next? Perhaps a field for HIV status. An arrest record
> field would be fun. We simply must have Social Security Number and
> bank account number fields. To the delight of conservatives, we can
> have a "pronouns" field, and liberals will enjoy the "do you display
> the American flag" toggle.
>
> Once it gets into our OS, it's not social anymore.
>
> Very soon I'm going to modify the licenses of all the free software
> I've authored, making it illegal to use in California, USA. My best
> years were spent in LA, but F**K CALIFORNIA for doing this.
>
> SteveT
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> Steve Litt
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