So the future is open source or shit. I guess it's an improvement.

Certainly an improvement.

Courts should still find it unconstitutional because software is free speech. I am all for advancing open source and giving people good reasons to switch to it, but not by setting precedents that governments have any business deciding what features software is allowed or required to have.

So it was never about protecting children. They saw the market share of Linux is so minuscule that it wouldn’t matter.

Though still far from ideal, at least shows pressure helps!

Reminder, this is a “Blue” state.

Weird

Its not enough, and it wont be enough unless the bill is completely eradicated, and then laws are in placr that make OS maintainers and developers not responsible for the actions of users that happen to be using their software. This shit is a corporate attack by Zuck and his festering ilk to avoid responsibility on their own platforms. Fuck them, fuck anyone 'lawmaker' willing to entertain the idea. Do better, fucken educate yourselves. Its 2026 computers are going to reach the 100 year mark soon. You have no excuse for this level of ignorance when you aren't slaving away 9-12 hour days everu day like we are.

Today’s compromise is tomorrow’s loophole.

Better but still not good

What exactly qualifies as an open source OS Just an open source kernel and any amount of included proprietary apps?

Does having any binary blobs in a kernel mean it is not actually open source?

Wow... I really wasn't expecting that to actually happen when that idea was floated. Even if that amendment sticks I'd rather it not happen all together

My biggest concern with such an approach, is that companies will be more likely to choose a not completely open source licens, just to get around this. Like a code-available licens and argue that it counts as open source and should therefore be excluded.