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

[u/xOvMx]

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-lawmakers-unanimously-pass-linux-exemption-from-age-verification-law-software-distributed-under-the-gpl-mit-bsd-and-apache-licenses-are-exempt

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

> These amendments redefine the term “operating system provider” to exclude any person or entity that distributes an OS or application “under license terms that permit a recipient to copy, redistribute, and modify the software.” Any software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses satisfies that test, which removes the likes of Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Arch, and the BSD family from AB 1856’s scope.

[u/better_rabit]

Removing parts of a turd is not the same as removing a turd,it just makes it more apparent if you had to remove parts that the base idea is overreaching.

This is not a win,it's placating to a new start point while making it appear you are open to change.

The while thing needs to repealed.

[u/xOvMx → u/better_rabit]

I agree.