Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoCalifornia moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up11.47Karrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.46Karrow-down1external-linkCalifornia moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square179fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaretimestatic@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·3 days agoFor a moment I freaked out that they were only gonna exclude Linux and not open source in general but it seems they exclude based on the license based on this article which is a good thing. The dozens of OpenBSD and FreeBSD users may rest safely now
minus-squareMisterD@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoDoesn’t matter. The thin edge of the wedge is going to get in. In 5 years Linux will be forced to comply.
For a moment I freaked out that they were only gonna exclude Linux and not open source in general but it seems they exclude based on the license based on this article which is a good thing. The dozens of OpenBSD and FreeBSD users may rest safely now
Doesn’t matter. The thin edge of the wedge is going to get in. In 5 years Linux will be forced to comply.