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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I wonder if that "this distro is not allowed in California" approach is even compatible with the various free software licenses.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Terms of Use / Terms of Service are different from Licenses. That said, even if it was compatible that would be a good thing, as the impression I've got is that the "hard-liner" Free Software licenses are becoming a thing of the past now that what is needed is "Ethical Source" licenses, that eg.: restrict usage in AI.

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