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Karna@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 5 days ago

California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

www.tomshardware.com

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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

www.tomshardware.com

Karna@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 5 days ago
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AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.
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    Microsoft switching to a Linux kernel in…

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      They already have GDID which tracks you everywhere you go on the Internet and is tied to your $M💩 account

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      Why do you assume that Microsoft doesn’t want to comply?

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        Expense of getting and staying compliant.

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          Has Apple fully open sourced macOS?

          https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accounts-billing/manage/verify-your-age-microsoft-account

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          What expense? Adding one more thing to track about you, especially something they already know and essentially just need to verify, cannot be that expensive.

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          If they didn’t want it, they would have lobbied against it.

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          I don’t think that is a problem for Microsoft, especially because they would want your ID and age, tracking you as much as possible already. Also you don’t just change the Kernel just like that, there are licenses attached, drivers and other stuff. From technical point of view, in current implementation it is probably impossible. Let alone Microsoft would face issues with compatibility. If we put the technical difficulties aside, I don’t even think Microsoft is against this law and pretty much wants it.

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