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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 (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

While I do like the idea of saving face, let me ask you this: when was the last time something as mundane as reality stopped a politician?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago

Ummm, more then you think. If it makes them look bad then yeah. In this case I don't think anyone (even the big players) where pumped about this law. If they could spin it as a win then yeah, reality be damned. But here I doubt they even got much of a rise from distros that don't sell their stuff anyways.