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minus-squarecley_faye@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·12 hours agoI was gonna comment something about Linux distro also having a machine ID, but then I remembered that it’s not in a big database, and it’s so well enforced I routinely have multiple machines with the same ID pop up :D
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoLinux users will probably tell you their id if you ask them nicely and seem interested in their distro of choice.
I was gonna comment something about Linux distro also having a machine ID, but then I remembered that it’s not in a big database, and it’s so well enforced I routinely have multiple machines with the same ID pop up :D
Linux users will probably tell you their id if you ask them nicely and seem interested in their distro of choice.