Linux backlash leads to California law change on age verification - with the original lawmaker forced to make a humbling step back
OS vendors have been mandated to request use age brackets since late 2025, but Linux systems could be exempt if this amendment bill is enforced.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-backlash-leads-to-california-law-change-on-age-verification-with-the-original-lawmaker-forced-to-make-a-humbling-step-backOpen linkView original on piefed.ca166
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linux is not exempted. Open your eyes and survey some cafes access points. They have rolled out captive portals everywhere. Linux runs most routers and some variant of BSD runs the rest.
These are the lawmakers main target. Cuz corporations can't wait to comply with edicts.
Lawmakers don't even know or care what Linux is. They don't know what a router is or that it runs an operating system. The bill doesn't affect routers because they don't have physical users with HIDs plugged into them. They're not targeting them. Captive portals have been around for decades. What on Earth are you talking about?
The corps are having fun by making barriers limiting plebs wifi access. The Tullys page 0 of 3 html is an example of age verification presented by a captive portal.
So now your lying eyes have seen it for themselves. So you have to admit what i said is the truth and age verification is affecting people accessing wifi thru captive portal.
Because of the topic, it's forgivable to mistake this thread for a political comment section.
At least towards this community members, recommend refraining from gaslighting. Everyone here is neither stupid nor crazy and very likely exceptionally accomplished.
Faintly heard someone say,
show me the source code, so here it is. This is Tully's coffee captive portal wifi router "Agreement page" (my terminology).<div data-pagetype="step1" class="l-content"> <div class="l-main"> <div class="information-area"> <div class="inner"> <h2> <span>A simple 2STEP</span> process to use<br> <span>60minutes</span>of free WI-FI. </h2> <p class="hint">※Authentication page will be shown again when usable time has exceeded.</p> </div> </div> <div class="outer"> <form class="l-form inner"> <h4>Please give a response.<small>（Select）</small></h4> <div class="form-list"> <div class="form-item form-half"> <label>Birth Year</label> <div class="l-select"><div> <select class="placeholder"> <option disabled="disabled" hidden="hidden" value="select" selected="selected">Select</option> <option value="2026">2026Year</option> <option value="2025">2025Year</option> <option value="2024">2024Year</option> <option value="2023">2023Year</option> <option value="2022">2022Year</option> <option value="2021">2021Year</option> <option value="2020">2020Year</option> <option value="2019">2019Year</option> <option value="2018">2018Year</option> <option value="2017">2017Year</option> <option value="2016">2016Year</option> <option value="2015">2015Year</option> <option value="2014">2014Year</option> <option value="2013">2013Year</option> <option value="2012">2012Year</option> <option value="2011">2011Year</option> <option value="2010">2010Year</option> <option value="2009">2009Year</option> <option value="2008">2008Year</option> <option value="2007">2007Year</option> <option value="2006">2006Year</option> <option value="2005">2005Year</option> <option value="2004">2004Year</option> <option value="2003">2003Year</option> <option value="2002">2002Year</option> <option value="2001">2001Year</option> <option value="2000">2000Year</option> <option value="1999">1999Year</option> <option value="1998">1998Year</option> <option value="1997">1997Year</option> <option value="1996">1996Year</option> <option value="1995">1995Year</option> <option value="1994">1994Year</option> <option value="1993">1993Year</option> <option value="1992">1992Year</option> <option value="1991">1991Year</option> <option value="1990">1990Year</option> <option value="1989">1989Year</option> <option value="1988">1988Year</option> <option value="1987">1987Year</option> <option value="1986">1986Year</option> <option value="1985">1985Year</option> <option value="1984">1984Year</option> <option value="1983">1983Year</option> <option value="1982">1982Year</option> <option value="1981">1981Year</option> <option value="1980">1980Year</option> <option value="1979">1979Year</option> <option value="1978">1978Year</option> <option value="1977">1977Year</option> <option value="1976">1976Year</option> <option value="1975">1975Year</option> <option value="1974">1974Year</option> <option value="1973">1973Year</option> <option value="1972">1972Year</option> <option value="1971">1971Year</option> <option value="1970">1970Year</option> <option value="1969">1969Year</option> <option value="1968">1968Year</option> <option value="1967">1967Year</option> <option value="1966">1966Year</option> <option value="1965">1965Year</option> <option value="1964">1964Year</option> <option value="1963">1963Year</option> <option value="1962">1962Year</option> <option value="1961">1961Year</option> <option value="1960">1960Year</option> <option value="1959">1959Year</option> <option value="1958">1958Year</option> <option value="1957">1957Year</option> <option value="1956">1956Year</option> <option value="1955">1955Year</option> <option value="1954">1954Year</option> <option value="1953">1953Year</option> <option value="1952">1952Year</option> <option value="1951">1951Year</option> <option value="1950">1950Year</option> <option value="1949">1949Year</option> <option value="1948">1948Year</option> <option value="1947">1947Year</option> <option value="1946">1946Year</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> <div class="form-item form-half"> <label>Gender</label> <div class="l-select"> <div> <select class="placeholder"> <option disabled="disabled" hidden="hidden" value="select" selected="selected">Select</option> <option value="male">Male</option> <option value="female">Female</option> <option value="etc">N/A</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="form-list"> <button type="submit"><span>Continue to proceed</span></button> </div> </form> </div>Sorry, "lawmaker", but I do not believe you learned well anything about human law at all.
It feels like that "lawmaker" skipped the day they taught the absolute basics of legal frameworks and human rights.
Their, sorry, indeed "childish" attitude so much inadequate... not a single actually mature person gets I know, realizing that these policy/law proposals are absolute freaking trainwrecks of legal incompetence and pure sorrow, creating colossal disasters... in the human history...
So much human time, code, updates... nerves... worries... is freaking wasted... and for what? To select 1970-01-01 in the field and forget?
I hope you, the "nonsense-maker", will find peace... once you get yours 60 years old reached...
I think it is much more nefarious than that. All of these age verification laws are tech companies wanting more data from users, so they pay politicians to enact the laws with spurious "won't somebody think of the children" excuses.
Related: https://lemmy.world/comment/23766823 (You shouldn’t have to choose between open and secure...)
Absolutely no one is fooled; especially within Linux community.
There is always an excuse. At this point, why bother even reading the excuse. Any excuse is a childish joke and not worthy of even being entertained.
Whichever coders grabbed their ankles should be forever ostracized.
systemd is persona non grata.
Salami tactic
Yooo please finally some potentially good news. PLEASE EXEMPT LINUX, YOU FASCISTS!
Hopefully it leads to more Linux users!
🙏
Don’t be a fool. This will only mean that apps and websites treat every Linux user like they are 0 years old and you won’t be able to access anything.
Do you really think they’re just going to be like “oh ha sorry open source is cool though, we are just taking computers away from the control of the masses so we can remain in power and continue to do exploitative capitalism and fascism forever because we want to punish only large global corporations”?
No dipshit this change is meant to outlaw Linux in California
Ok don’t be rude..I didn’t know that..dick
You're not wrong but there's no reason to be a complete dick over it.
Please avoid insulting users in your comments
Yes, yes I do. They know you can't control everyone. And Linux is a rounding error in the context of desktop market share. They don't care about it, and everyone else is "good enough."