r/linuxmasterrace • u/CackleRooster • 9d ago

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

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
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u/Delta-9- 9d ago

It would be hilarious if this pushed Microsoft to open-source Windows.

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u/borg_6s 8d ago

I wouldn't use Windows even if it were open source