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This is censorship; it is like saying you can't eat a steak because a baby can't chew it. They will try to ban Linux or fine Linux developers unless it reports

This is censorship; it is like saying you can't eat a steak because a baby can't chew it. They will try to ban Linux or fine Linux developers unless it reports the user's age.

drnick1 2mo ago
How? Linux developers don't live in Illinois or even in the USA for the most part.
- charcircuit 2mo ago
  They sell the OS to Illinois residents.
  - NordStreamYacht 2mo ago
    I have paid for Redhat just once. Since then ubuntu FTW
    - charcircuit 2mo ago
      It's possible for Ubuntu too. Dell sells Ubuntu laptops to Illinois.
      - consp 2mo ago
        "this option is not available in the state of Illinois" Seems easy enough to implement before 2028 and only serve laptops without OS.
        dmurray 2mo ago
        Well at least this wouldn't result in massive incentives for Microsoft to get the same law passed elsewhere.
- zahlman 2mo ago
  I don't see how that implies they won't try. From everything I've seen before, the neither lawyers nor judges tend to have a solid understanding of technology (lawyers might know the parts that will be helpful to them in their current cases).
- rascul 2mo ago
  There's a number of Linux developers living in the USA. I wouldn't be surprised if any live in the Chicago area.
OroPla 2mo ago
Last I checked, systemd already has age verification built in and most of Linux uses systemd.
- orionblastar 2mo ago
  What about Linux that doesn't use SystemD?
  - OroPla 2mo ago
    Haven't heard this being implemented outside of systemd. Recently switched a media PC to Void and so far I like it. Might just move everything to Void Linux.