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Comment by tancop | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]tancop · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:17 UTC · link
My position on anything is "REGULATION BAD" when it's against individuals and non commercial/open source projects, "REGULATION GOOD" for massive corporations, and "REGULATION MAYBE GOOD NEEDS NUANCED DEBATE" for anything in between.
[−]rgmerk · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:38 UTC · link
Non-commercial projects and individuals can do bad stuff too.

I agree the bar is a lot higher for those projects than massive corporations, but I think it's a pretty arguable case that "people are using 3D printers to make guns with features that would otherwise be illegal, and they are being used in crimes in some number" clears that bar.

[−]xyproto · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:42 UTC · link
What do you mean by regulation? Laws that could lead to a fine or jail time, or the enforcement of laws through ie. the police?
[−]1718627440 · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:05 UTC · link
Individuals can do a lot of bad stuff too? "Mark Zuckerberg" is still an individual.