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cm0002@toast.ooo to Open Source@europe.pubEnglish · 13 days ago

California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

www.tomshardware.com

cm0002@toast.ooo to Open Source@europe.pubEnglish · 13 days ago
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AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.
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    13 days ago

    So does this mean Android is exempt?

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      13 days ago

      Only the open source versions, like Graphene.

      IANAL.

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      I suspect it means that, like the age verification requirement itself, no one really thought this through.

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