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Comment by gafferongames | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]gafferongames · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:43 UTC · link
Now do FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD... =p
[−]throw-qqqqq · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:00 UTC · link
Those are also covered.

> software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

[−]kennywinker · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:01 UTC · link
The law just says open source OS’ don’t count. It does not mention Linux by name - nor does it specify which licenses.