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Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

www.tomshardware.com

Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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AB 1043 also requires OS providers to pipe a real-time age checker to every app developer who requests it.
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    “My name is Microsoft, and I approved this message.”

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      Microsoft’s own servers run Linux. An in-house build IIRC named Azure Linux.

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        And there’s nothing keeping them from adding it themselves for their own in-house use & profit.

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          What does that have to do with anything?

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            If the only server OS legally capable of running in CA is Microsoft’s - be it Windows, or their particular spin of Linux - guess who’s gonna sop up all that government contract money?

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              And why would this particular law exempt Azure Linux only and specifically?

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                Wow, I’ve really got to spell it out for you, huh? Azure Linux will not be exempt - Microsoft will add the required routines to it, and if they are the only ones to do so, then they soak up the server market in CA.

                ETA: I doubt that will wind up being the case as other commercial vendors will not want to be left behind, but we were discussing the theoretics.

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                  So you literally got mad at a made-up scenario in your head?

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      “We’re every datacenter in Canada e Mexico and we collectively and politely agreed it’s a good move as well.”

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