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Comment by pipes | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]pipes · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:03 UTC · link
My gut reaction to this is that there is something seriously wrong if special clauses are required. Why should open source get special treatment, to me that just highlights that the law is utterly ridiculous.
[−]roosterIllusi0n · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:42 UTC · link
Technically opensource stays the same. The special treatment is for closed source OSes that get an additional legal protection for their datamining. We should not be passing laws that legalize the datamining of people.
[−]forestingfisher · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:37 UTC · link
It’s about to get so much worse before we get any kind of meaningful change for the better. Buckle up
[−]bluebarbet · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:33 UTC · link
Empty cynicism adds no value.
[−]ForHackernews · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:46 UTC · link
Why shouldn't open source get special treatment? Public laws should recognize and incentivize public goods.
[−]gblargg · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:24 UTC · link
If it's good that an OS isn't doing age verification, why are there even age verification laws?