16 pointsby turrini9 hours ago4 comments

wtallis8 hours ago
It seems shortsighted to define the age bracket API specifically around California's chosen four brackets. Why not merely return two integers bounding the age bracket, so that the API can adapt to different regulatory environments?
jjgreen8 hours ago
Easy, "For legal reasons, this OS is not available in California"
- szmarczak6 hours ago
  This is the way. California wants stupid (even immoral) laws? Companies cannot use those OS? Oh noes, what a shame.
  Also, why the age brackets? It should be a simple boolean whether the user is an adult or not. Age brackets enable targeting.
  Also the idea itself is just useless because kids will just learn to patch binaries.
- szmarczak4 hours ago
  I just realized. Does this mean that developing an OS without age checks is illegal in those states?
evanjrowley4 hours ago
Perhaps they should release a "Kids" version of Ubuntu for regions where age verification is important.
Use it as an opportunity to promote the "Ubuntu Core" architecture (i.e., "immutable" Ubuntu) just like Microsoft did with Windows "S" editions.
everdrive8 hours ago
Do we know whether any Linux distributions will be refusing to implement anything like this?
- jasomill3 hours ago
  I'd personally love to see the fireworks if Microsoft refuses to implement this, and takes no action to prevent Windows from being imported into or used in California?
  How could California plausibly respond that would harm Microsoft more than its own economy?