ness:ageless-linux

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#!/bin/bash␊#␊# ============================================================================␊# https://explorer.emercoin.com/nvs/ness/ageless-linux␊# Modified by Privateness.Network (https://explorer.emercoin.com/dpo/PrivateNESS.Network)␊# to fit EmerNVS record limit of 20KB (this) ␊# All credits remains to original authors at Ageless Linux␊# Logic and Legalities are identical to original file␊# Enforceability shapes reality. The rest is a Terms of Service nobody read. ␊# The supreme art is not fighting a war — it's making it unwinnable.␊# We just call it the network.␊# ============================================================================␊#␊#  become-ageless.sh — Ageless Linux Distribution Conversion Tool␊#  Version 0.0.4␊#␊#  This script converts your existing Linux installation into␊#  Ageless Linux, a California-regulated operating system.␊#␊#  By running this script, the person or entity who controls this␊#  device becomes an "operating system provider" as defined by␊#  California Civil Code § 1798.500(g), because they now "control␊#  the operating system software on a general purpose computing device."␊#␊#  Ageless Linux does not collect, store, transmit, or even think about␊#  the age of any user, in full and knowing noncompliance with the␊#  California Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043, Chapter 675,␊#  Statutes of 2025).␊#␊# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense␊# ============================================================================␊␊set -euo pipefail␊␊R='\033[0;31m';G='\033[0;32m';Y='\033[1;33m';C='\033[0;36m';B='\033[1m';N='\033[0m'␊V=0.0.4␊CODE=Timeless␊FLAGRANT=0 ACCEPT=0 PERSISTENT=0␊STATUS_COLOR=$G␊␊say(){ echo -e "$*"; }␊die(){ say "${R}ERROR:${N} $1"; exit 1; }␊ok(){ say "  [${G}✓${N}] $1"; }␊warn(){ say "  [${Y}~${N}] $1"; }␊␊for a in "$@"; do␊ case "$a" in␊  --flagrant) FLAGRANT=1 ;;␊  --accept) ACCEPT=1 ;;␊  --persistent) PERSISTENT=1 ;;␊  --version) echo "become-ageless.sh $V ($CODE)"; exit 0 ;;␊  *) die "Unknown argument: $a␊␊Usage: $0 [--flagrant] [--accept] [--persistent] [--version]" ;;␊ esac␊done␊␊say "${B}Ageless Linux converter v$V${N}"␊say "${C}Codename: $CODE${N}"␊((FLAGRANT))&&say "${R}Flagrant mode:${N} no API, explicit refusal."␊((PERSISTENT))&&say "${C}Persistent mode:${N} install agelessd 24h timer."␊echo␊␊[[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]||die "Run as root: sudo $0"␊␊cat <<'EOF'␊LEGAL NOTICE␊By continuing you acknowledge that converting this device makes you an␊"operating system provider" under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.500(g), that␊AB 1043 expects an age/birthdate setup interface and age-signal API,␊that Ageless Linux provides neither, and that penalties may attach.␊This is intentional.␊EOF␊␊if ((ACCEPT)); then␊ say "${Y}--accept: legal terms accepted non-interactively.${N}"␊elif [[ -t 0 ]]; then␊ read -rp "Accept and become an OS provider? [y/N] " x␊ [[ $x =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]||{ echo; echo "Installation cancelled."; exit 0; }␊else␊ die "No TTY available. Re-run with --accept.␊␊curl -fsSL https://agelesslinux.org/become-ageless.sh | sudo bash -s -- --accept␊curl -fsSL https://agelesslinux.org/become-ageless.sh | sudo bash -s -- --accept --flagrant"␊fi␊␊echo␊say "${G}Converting system to Ageless Linux...${N}"␊echo␊␊BK=/etc/os-release.pre-ageless␊if [[ ! -f $BK ]]; then cp /etc/os-release "$BK"; ok "Backed up /etc/os-release to $BK"; else warn "Backup already exists at $BK"; fi␊␊BASE_NAME=$(grep '^NAME=' "$BK"|cut -d'"' -f2 || echo Unknown)␊BASE_VERSION=$(grep '^VERSION_ID=' "$BK"|cut -d'"' -f2 || true)␊BASE_ID=$(grep '^ID=' "$BK"|cut -d= -f2|tr -d '"' || echo linux)␊BASE_ID_LIKE=$(grep '^ID_LIKE=' "$BK"|cut -d= -f2|tr -d '"' || true)␊AGELESS_ID_LIKE="$BASE_ID${BASE_ID_LIKE:+ $BASE_ID_LIKE}"␊ok "Base system: ${BASE_NAME}${BASE_VERSION:+ $BASE_VERSION} ($BASE_ID)"␊␊if ((FLAGRANT)); then CSTAT=refused; ASTAT=refused; VSTAT='flagrantly noncompliant'; MODE=flagrant; BDJSON=null; BDH=; BDS=null; STATUS_COLOR=$R; else CSTAT=none; ASTAT='not implemented'; VSTAT='intentionally noncompliant'; MODE=regular; BDJSON='"1970-01-01"'; BDH=1970-01-01; BDS=1970-01-01; fi␊␊cat > /etc/os-release <<EOF␊PRETTY_NAME="Ageless Linux $V (${BASE_NAME}${BASE_VERSION:+ $BASE_VERSION})"␊NAME="Ageless Linux"␊VERSION_ID="$V"␊VERSION="$V ($CODE)"␊VERSION_CODENAME=${CODE,,}␊ID=ageless␊ID_LIKE=$AGELESS_ID_LIKE␊HOME_URL="https://agelesslinux.org"␊SUPPORT_URL="https://agelesslinux.org"␊BUG_REPORT_URL="https://agelesslinux.org"␊AGELESS_BASE_DISTRO="$BASE_NAME"␊AGELESS_BASE_VERSION="$BASE_VERSION"␊AGELESS_BASE_ID="$BASE_ID"␊AGELESS_AB1043_COMPLIANCE="$CSTAT"␊AGELESS_AGE_VERIFICATION_API="$ASTAT"␊AGELESS_AGE_VERIFICATION_STATUS="$VSTAT"␊EOF␊ok "Wrote /etc/os-release"␊␊if [[ -f /etc/lsb-release ]]; then␊ [[ -f /etc/lsb-release.pre-ageless ]]||cp /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.pre-ageless␊ cat > /etc/lsb-release <<EOF␊DISTRIB_ID=Ageless␊DISTRIB_RELEASE=$V␊DISTRIB_CODENAME=${CODE,,}␊DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ageless Linux $V ($CODE)"␊EOF␊ ok "Updated /etc/lsb-release"␊fi␊␊mkdir -p /etc/ageless /etc/userdb␊if ((FLAGRANT)); then␊ cat > /etc/ageless/ab1043-compliance.txt <<'EOF'␊AGELESS LINUX — AB 1043 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT (FLAGRANT MODE)␊␊Operator status: operating system provider, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.500(g).␊§ 1798.501(a)(1) age-collection interface: REFUSED␊§ 1798.501(a)(2) age-signal API: REFUSED␊§ 1798.501(a)(3) minimization: REFUSED␊␊No age interface or API is installed. No age data is collected, stored,␊or returned. This is a policy choice, not a defect. The operator is aware␊of potential civil penalties and invites enforcement.␊EOF␊ cat > /etc/ageless/REFUSAL <<'EOF'␊Ageless Linux flagrant mode: no age verification API exists.␊No age data is collected, stored, or available. Requests for age bracket␊signals are refused by design. Treat the user as a human of unknown age.␊EOF␊ ok "Installed /etc/ageless/REFUSAL"␊ say "  [${R}✗${N}] Age verification API deliberately not installed"␊else␊ cat > /etc/ageless/ab1043-compliance.txt <<'EOF'␊AGELESS LINUX — AB 1043 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT␊␊Operator status: operating system provider, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.500(g).␊§ 1798.501(a)(1) age/birthdate interface: NOT PROVIDED␊§ 1798.501(a)(2) age-signal API: NOT PROVIDED␊§ 1798.501(a)(3) minimization: N/A (NO DATA COLLECTED)␊␊Ageless Linux intentionally does not determine, store, or transmit user age.␊Restore prior identity with: sudo cp /etc/os-release.pre-ageless /etc/os-release␊EOF␊ cat > /etc/ageless/age-verification-api.sh <<'EOF'␊#!/bin/bash␊echo "ERROR: Age data not available."␊echo␊echo "Ageless Linux does not collect age information from users."␊echo "All users are presumed to be of indeterminate age."␊echo␊echo "This stub exists as a nominal API only."␊exit 1␊EOF␊ chmod +x /etc/ageless/age-verification-api.sh␊ ok "Installed age verification API stub"␊fi␊ok "Created /etc/ageless/ab1043-compliance.txt"␊␊merge_user(){␊ python3 -c 'import json,sys;fp,mode,u,uid,gid,r,h,s=sys.argv[1:9];␊try: rec=json.load(open(fp))␊except Exception: rec={}␊rec.update({"userName":u,"uid":int(uid),"gid":int(gid),"realName":r,"homeDirectory":h,"shell":s,"disposition":"regular","birthDate":None if mode=="flagrant" else "1970-01-01"});␊open(fp,"w").write(json.dumps(rec,indent=2)+"\n")' "$1" "$MODE" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7"␊}␊␊echo␊say "  ${B}Neutralizing systemd userdb birthDate field...${N}"␊COUNT=0␊while IFS=: read -r u _ uid gid gecos home sh; do␊ [[ $uid -ge 1000 && $uid -lt 65534 ]]||continue␊ f=/etc/userdb/$u.user; rn=${gecos%%,*}␊ if [[ -f $f ]]; then␊  if command -v python3 >/dev/null; then merge_user "$f" "$u" "$uid" "$gid" "$rn" "$home" "$sh"; else say "  [${Y}!${N}] $u: existing $f requires python3 to merge safely, skipping"; continue; fi␊ else␊  e=${rn//\\/\\\\}; e=${e//\"/\\\"}␊  printf '{\n  "userName": "%s",\n  "uid": %d,\n  "gid": %d,\n  "realName": "%s",\n  "homeDirectory": "%s",\n  "shell": "%s",\n  "disposition": "regular",\n  "birthDate": %s\n}\n' "$u" "$uid" "$gid" "$e" "$home" "$sh" "$BDJSON" > "$f"␊ fi␊ chmod 0644 "$f"␊ if command -v homectl >/dev/null; then homectl update "$u" --birth-date="$BDH" 2>/dev/null || true; fi␊ COUNT=$((COUNT+1))␊ say "  [${STATUS_COLOR}✓${N}] $u: birthDate = ${BDS}"␊done < /etc/passwd␊systemctl list-unit-files systemd-userdbd.service &>/dev/null && systemctl try-reload-or-restart systemd-userdbd.service 2>/dev/null || true␊say "  $COUNT user(s) neutralized."␊␊if ((PERSISTENT)); then␊ cat > /etc/ageless/agelessd <<EOF␊#!/bin/bash␊set -euo pipefail␊MODE=$MODE␊BDJSON=$BDJSON␊BDH=${BDH:-}␊while IFS=: read -r u _ uid gid gecos home sh; do␊ [[ \$uid -ge 1000 && \$uid -lt 65534 ]]||continue␊ f=/etc/userdb/\$u.user; rn=\${gecos%%,*}␊ if [[ -f \$f ]]; then␊  command -v python3 >/dev/null || continue␊  python3 -c 'import json,sys;fp,mode,u,uid,gid,r,h,s=sys.argv[1:9];␊try: rec=json.load(open(fp))␊except Exception: rec={}␊rec.update({"userName":u,"uid":int(uid),"gid":int(gid),"realName":r,"homeDirectory":h,"shell":s,"disposition":"regular","birthDate":None if mode=="flagrant" else "1970-01-01"});␊open(fp,"w").write(json.dumps(rec,indent=2)+"\n")' "\$f" "$MODE" "\$u" "\$uid" "\$gid" "\$rn" "\$home" "\$sh"␊ else␊  e=\${rn//\\/\\\\}; e=\${e//\"/\\\"}␊  printf '{\n  "userName": "%s",\n  "uid": %d,\n  "gid": %d,\n  "realName": "%s",\n  "homeDirectory": "%s",\n  "shell": "%s",\n  "disposition": "regular",\n  "birthDate": %s\n}\n' "\$u" "\$uid" "\$gid" "\$e" "\$home" "\$sh" "$BDJSON" > "\$f"␊ fi␊ chmod 0644 "\$f"␊ command -v homectl >/dev/null && homectl update "\$u" --birth-date="$BDH" 2>/dev/null || true␊done < /etc/passwd␊systemctl list-unit-files systemd-userdbd.service &>/dev/null && systemctl try-reload-or-restart systemd-userdbd.service 2>/dev/null || true␊EOF␊ chmod +x /etc/ageless/agelessd␊ cat > /etc/systemd/system/agelessd.service <<'EOF'␊[Unit]␊Description=Ageless Linux birthDate neutralization␊After=systemd-userdbd.service␊[Service]␊Type=oneshot␊ExecStart=/etc/ageless/agelessd␊EOF␊ cat > /etc/systemd/system/agelessd.timer <<'EOF'␊[Unit]␊Description=Neutralize systemd userdb birthDate fields every 24 hours␊[Timer]␊OnBootSec=5min␊OnUnitActiveSec=24h␊Persistent=true␊[Install]␊WantedBy=timers.target␊EOF␊ systemctl daemon-reload␊ systemctl enable --now agelessd.timer␊ ok "Installed agelessd timer"␊fi␊␊echo␊say "${STATUS_COLOR}Conversion complete.${N}"␊say "  Ageless Linux $V ($CODE) based on ${BASE_NAME}${BASE_VERSION:+ $BASE_VERSION}"␊say "  Operating system provider: yes"␊say "  Compliance: $VSTAT"␊say "  userdb birthDate: $COUNT user(s) -> ${BDS}"␊say "  Revert: sudo cp /etc/os-release.pre-ageless /etc/os-release"␊((FLAGRANT))&&say "  No age verification API was installed."||say "  Installed: /etc/ageless/age-verification-api.sh"␊((PERSISTENT))&&say "  Installed: /etc/ageless/agelessd + agelessd.timer"␊

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