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SentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Exemption on age verification for Linux operating systems

www.tomshardware.com

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Exemption on age verification for Linux operating systems

www.tomshardware.com

SentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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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
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AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.
  • Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Thanks to smart phones, this generation of kids is roughly as tech literate as boomers.

    I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

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      My 14yo is on Linux and has been troubleshooting the VR setup. Not going to say she knows Linux well or better than me, but motivation is the key.

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        This is the way. A child’s stubbornness is the best path to learning a new skill!

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        Are they the avarage teen in the avarage family tho? I feel like we cannot call that avarage if the parent uses the Fediverse xD

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          Are they the avarage teen ij the avarage family tho? I feel like we cannot call that avarage if the parent uses the Fediverse xD

          Self-marginalization for the “win.”

          Limp energy.

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            What are you even talking about? Go back to your cave troll

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              Trolls don’t live in caves. They live under bridges, where life passes by above them.

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                I never heard more true words

      • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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        That you and your daughter rock aside, anecdata alas does not trump statistics.

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