Jeremy Soller 🦀Feb 27
These are my personal opinions about the operating system age bracket law passed in California (and coming to Colorado): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1rfqyf8/comment/o7q34wu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Show threadamackifFeb 27

@soller not an American and did not read the bill, but even this idea that PC users must in any way identify themselves is beyond stupid

does it mean that everyone who uses a network router needs to identify as well? it also runs an OS. all house members?

what about smart TVs?

Show threadJeremy Soller 🦀Feb 27
@amackif Read the bill if you can. On account creation, the person making a user account must identify at least their age within four brackets. This must be provided to every application that runs on the OS. No requirements exist for directly connecting that to a real person currently using the computer.
Show threadamackifFeb 27

@soller it's difficult for me to focus on these kind of texts.

anyway, I read it

(e) (1) “Covered application store” means a publicly available internet website, software application, online service, or platform that distributes and facilitates the download of applications from third-party developers to users of a computer, a mobile device, or any other general purpose computing that can access a covered application store or can download an application.

this means pop os app store only?

Show threadBill Zaumen

@amackif @soller On the other hand:

(e)(2) “Covered application store” does not mean an online service or platform that distributes extensions, plug-ins, add-ons, or other software applications that run exclusively within a separate host application.

With Linux/Unix, your window system and shell are a "separate host application" (I guess - the government's terminology is really bad).

Feb 27 at 11:13pmWeb