This appears to be part of the "Parents Decide Act"
Sure would be nice if parents would decide to parent their own kids instead of making it everyone else's problem.
This appears to be part of the "Parents Decide Act"
Sure would be nice if parents would decide to parent their own kids instead of making it everyone else's problem.
uh...wat? Like...are we going to start having illegal linux distros?
I believe Ageless Linux is a meme distro to do exactly that.
Yes, except it isn't a meme distro.
I respect what the guys who made it are doing, but if you read the description, it's pretty clear they just made Debian + a script and called it something else.
Maybe "meme distro" isn't accurate, it's meant to be intentionally inflammatory.
Just read their homepage
If you flash Ageless Linux onto a USB drive and hand it to a ten-year-old, you are an operating system provider distributing an operating system to a child.
Or this
Instead of an API, flagrant mode installs a file at /etc/ageless/REFUSAL that explains, in plain English, that this operating system provider declines to comply and invites enforcement action.
Flagrant mode is intended for devices that will be physically placed into a child's hands.
Or this
John McCardle... I am the covered application store. I am the person who curates the catalog. I am the person who will hand the device to a child. If the California Attorney General would like to discuss any of this, I am easy to find.
All operating systems! ALL OF THEM. Bet not one of the politicians would be able to even define what the fuck that even means.
The sponsor of this bill is Josh Gottheimer. Ballotpedia says the Democratic primary is on June 2, but doesn't list any challengers. If you're a local, maybe you know if he has a challenger?
In any case, do the following if you live there:
Add "fire Josh Gottheimer" to your calendar for both June 2 2026, and November 3 2026
Send him a letter/email explaining why this issue is important enough for you to vote Republican if it goes through, and maybe include a screenshot of that calendar entry just for fun
If enough people send a message like that, he'll hopefully work to kill it.
If you don't live in New Jersey, write and send a similar letter/email to your own representative. If you're a Republican, say you'll be willing to vote Democrat instead.
Regardless, what you shouldn't do is bitch and complain on the internet to strangers on the internet.
Congress people are mostly tech illiterate and willing to eat whatever bull$hit big tech lobbysits feed them. They are not, however, stupid enough to ignore constituents who are angry enough to send them a letter. Why? Because most Americans only ever vote in presidential elections, so the population of people who will vote in a midterm (much less a primary) is very small. Going through the effort to write an email (or mail a physical letter) is a strong signal that you are one of those people who will get their ass out to the polls on election day and hurt their chances.
This is all systemd's fault. ☹️
Yee of so little imagination, this is a FAFO opportunity!
Next step would be ageless approved license(s). Aggressively charge companies or individuals using ur copyrighted work if it's combined with any software which violates user privacy or that differentiates children from other users.
license violation fee
Charges a licensing fee, not per user, but per "affected child" globally or number of children globally whichever is greater, exp the national debt. Which will quickly approach infinity. This fee no longer applies when there are no longer any legislation globally which targets: freedom of speech, journalism, privacy, fuel efficiency, vehicle regulation, or gun control. Anything they compulsively cannot stop legislating.
Add executable poopoo, to compliment peepee, that runs software which violates this license. Along with a software package that has an ageless approved license. Distribute out to all linux distros, especially distros with server releases.
This would be much quicker than making suggestions to developers to promote packages with an ageless approved license.
My point being, collectively, tech copyright owners have outsized power greater than all the Mega IT corps combined. You flex that muscle by writing more aggressive licenses. Permissive and GPL might be a thing of the past cuz more aggressive licenses are required for the current era.
Otherwise legislators will tell you what you can write by threatening coders.
CC John McCardle (have messaged him with a link to this comment)
lol. Do you think this for real?
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