Mastodawn

OK this is a stupid question, but why have Linux projects (apparently) fallen over themselves to comply with an age-recording statute in a single US state (albeit a large one), when those projects have been failing for decades to respect national and even international law regarding disability?

#accessibility #disability #linux #FreeSoftware #fascism #AgeVerification #infantilism

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Merovius 1d ago

@iaruffell @dr2chase I'd say the cynical answer is "because they expect *this* law will actually be enforced".
But I guess that's what you where getting at anyways.

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Cassandrich

@Merovius @iaruffell @dr2chase No, anybody who's actually looked at the situation from a distro perspective expects it won't. They're not the idea of "OS" the bill's clueless authors thought "OS" means, the terms aren't defined well, they may be breaking other laws by complying, etc. The people rushing to comply are folks who really want to be kissing boots.