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Comment on California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Enforcement against Linux distributions, however, is likely to be problematic. Distros like Arch, Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo have no centralized account infrastructure, with users downloading ISOs from mirrors worldwide, and can modify source code freely. These small distros lack legal teams or resources to implement the required API, so a more realistic outcome for non-compliant distros is a disclaimer that the software is not intended for use in California.

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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
That’s what MidnightBSD did.

California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don’t have development time or a plan in place for this.

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- brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Fascinating.
  
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vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
They, eh, want for every local user account to be tied to some central database?

In general this is going out of hand, age verification is parents’ responsibility.

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