ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 hours agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 hours agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremr_noxx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 hours agoNo one is going to enforce this. It’s political theater, and will in no way protect children.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoEasy enough to send threatening cease and desist letters to distro maintainers that may not have a penny in savings. This is a huge gift to Apple and Microsoft that probably had enough of Linux hoarding in on their market share.
minus-squaremr_noxx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·52 minutes agoWere that to happen, I imagine it would be a relatively simple matter to move everything out of state, or even out of the country if need be.
No one is going to enforce this. It’s political theater, and will in no way protect children.
Easy enough to send threatening cease and desist letters to distro maintainers that may not have a penny in savings. This is a huge gift to Apple and Microsoft that probably had enough of Linux hoarding in on their market share.
Were that to happen, I imagine it would be a relatively simple matter to move everything out of state, or even out of the country if need be.