I suspect they are talking about the new California law that says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup. Planned to go into effect Jan 2027.
So yes basically the end result will be, Microsoft and Apple will implement age verification (aka ID check) on Os level. And Linux will not, meaning the state will prohibit the use of any Linux distribution that is not following their law.
Nawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
No, it’s not forbidden. No idea what that commenter is talking about.
squron@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I suspect they are talking about the new California law that says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup. Planned to go into effect Jan 2027.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 days ago
Yup
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
It’s the age check thing that make things weird in foss
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 days ago
Age verification bill is approved in California https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/californias-age-verification-law-is-proving-controversial-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-some-linux-distros-are-in-the-firing-line
So yes basically the end result will be, Microsoft and Apple will implement age verification (aka ID check) on Os level. And Linux will not, meaning the state will prohibit the use of any Linux distribution that is not following their law.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 day ago
not sure why people dumb down.. if you don't like it, go to your representative if you are living in the US.