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Comment by jchw | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]jchw · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:50 UTC · link
When people pointed out the consequences this would have for open source, that did not mean what they wanted was an open source exemption. It was just meant to demonstrate just how poorly conceived the law is that nobody at any point even thought about this before it was signed in. Frankly the consequences for open source are not even at the forefront of concerns about what these rushed regulations will do to the world.