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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)

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

it's not a 'loophole'. it's not an exception, either. it's a time bomb. if it becomes widespread, it's a literal death sentence for linux and foss on users' desktops.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 3 points 5 days ago

A literal death sentence? Ok mate.