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Linux has more than 50 million US MAU, no?

by greyface- 4y ago

HWR_14 4y ago
Not as an online platform, no. Or at least not as one owned by the Linux Foundation or Linus.
- greyface- 4y ago
  AICOA 2(a)(9): ONLINE PLATFORM.—The term “online platform” means a website, online or mobile application, operating system, digital assistant, or online service that— (A) enables a user to generate content that can be viewed by other users on the platform or to interact with other content on the platform; (B) facilitates the offering, advertising, sale, purchase, payment, or shipping of products or services, including software applications, between and among consumers or businesses not controlled by the platform operator; or (C) enables user searches or queries that access or display a large volume of information. It's an "operating system" that certainly meets (C) and arguably meets (A) and (B) as well.
  - mschuster91 4y ago
    Linux is a kernel, on its own it does not meet any of these criteria. An "operating system" would be something like Debian or Ubuntu, and at least the latter one has already had scandals regarding advertising.
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    - shakna 4y ago
      Unless operating system is clearly defined, I absolutely would not assume that it must mean something more than kernel. These are legal stipulations, they are meant to be interpreted by an audience. They're not meant to be razor-thin in what they cover.
  - HWR_14 4y ago
    Right, Linux might count, but what is the "Linux Corporation" with the 50,000,000 MAU? It's not "is the program used by that many people" it's "does the company or individual have that many users". That's also why the company needs a market cap of more than 550 billion. So I guess it would hit Android and maybe FireOS Linuxes.
    - greyface- 4y ago
      > It's not "is the program used by that many people" it's "does the company or individual have that many users". I'm not sure where you're getting this from. The bill doesn't actually define "monthly active", so you should construe it as liberally as possible when wargaming possible ways it might be used in practice. > That's also why the company needs a market cap of more than 550 billion. Check the conjunction between (II)(aa) and (II)(bb). It's 'or'. If you have 1B global MAU (again, Linux), the $550B threshold is irrelevant.
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Linux has more than 50 million US MAU, no?

HWR_14 4y ago

Not as an online platform, no. Or at least not as one owned by the Linux Foundation or Linus.

greyface- 4y ago
AICOA 2(a)(9): ONLINE PLATFORM.—The term “online platform” means a website, online or mobile application, operating system, digital assistant, or online service that— (A) enables a user to generate content that can be viewed by other users on the platform or to interact with other content on the platform; (B) facilitates the offering, advertising, sale, purchase, payment, or shipping of products or services, including software applications, between and among consumers or businesses not controlled by the platform operator; or (C) enables user searches or queries that access or display a large volume of information. It's an "operating system" that certainly meets (C) and arguably meets (A) and (B) as well.
- mschuster91 4y ago
  Linux is a kernel, on its own it does not meet any of these criteria. An "operating system" would be something like Debian or Ubuntu, and at least the latter one has already had scandals regarding advertising.
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  - shakna 4y ago
    Unless operating system is clearly defined, I absolutely would not assume that it must mean something more than kernel. These are legal stipulations, they are meant to be interpreted by an audience. They're not meant to be razor-thin in what they cover.
- HWR_14 4y ago
  Right, Linux might count, but what is the "Linux Corporation" with the 50,000,000 MAU? It's not "is the program used by that many people" it's "does the company or individual have that many users". That's also why the company needs a market cap of more than 550 billion. So I guess it would hit Android and maybe FireOS Linuxes.
  - greyface- 4y ago
    > It's not "is the program used by that many people" it's "does the company or individual have that many users". I'm not sure where you're getting this from. The bill doesn't actually define "monthly active", so you should construe it as liberally as possible when wargaming possible ways it might be used in practice. > That's also why the company needs a market cap of more than 550 billion. Check the conjunction between (II)(aa) and (II)(bb). It's 'or'. If you have 1B global MAU (again, Linux), the $550B threshold is irrelevant.
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