cm0002@lemy.lol to Linux@programming.dev · 12 days agoCalifornia lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exemptwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.dev
arrow-up1892arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exemptwww.tomshardware.comcm0002@lemy.lol to Linux@programming.dev · 12 days agomessage-square106linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.dev
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 days agoRight, it’s an exemption now. But the age gate crowd will call it a loophole in the future.
minus-squareim_fine_sandy@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days ago<great thing happens> Moaners: this is terrible because there’s no guarantee it will remain this way in perpituity
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 days agoThis isn’t a great thing happening, this is a slight dent being put in a terrible thing happening. Do not confuse the two.
Right, it’s an exemption now.
But the age gate crowd will call it a loophole in the future.
<great thing happens>
Moaners: this is terrible because there’s no guarantee it will remain this way in perpituity
This isn’t a great thing happening, this is a slight dent being put in a terrible thing happening.
Do not confuse the two.