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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 months ago

Band-aid over an intolerable abuse.

No computer needs personally identifying information just to boot. You are an object, do as you're told. There is no legitimate government interest that justifies this demand.