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Free Software@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months ago

Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

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Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

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Free Software@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months ago

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Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.

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Windows and macOS going open source imminent /J
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  Darwin (macOS core system) is open-source. So this is actually possible.
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    I actually didn’t realize Darwin itself was open 😲

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