Linux gets age-verification exemption in California

Linux gamers stay winning (unless you ask them to fix their audio).
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Signing AB 1856 Protects Linux; Vetoing It Leaves Open-Source OS Makers in California's Law

California age verification law AB 1856 has passed the legislature unanimously and now sits on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk: if he vetoes it, Linux and open-source operating systems lose their exemption ...

California unanimously passed a Linux age verification exemption.

AB 1856 redefines an “operating system provider” to exclude open-source software from the state’s age-gating law, set to go ...
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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law

AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.

California Exempts Linux from Age Verification

California AB 1856 exempts Linux and open-source OSes from age-verification rules, but Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android must comply by January 2027.

California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law

For the time being, Linux and other open-source software projects are safe from California's upcoming age-verification law. State lawmakers recently passed Bill 1856, which introduces several ...

California exception: Not just Linux will no longer check IDs

As a result of a law, Linux distributions in California would have had to ask for users' ages starting in 2027. The ...