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Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded
System76 Founder and CEO Carl Richell provided an update on the Colorado Age Attestation bill, announcing amendments that exclude open-source operating systems and applications, code repositories, and containers. Richell is seeking stories from the open-source community about positive contributions made by children to aid in the bill's passage and potentially serve as a template for similar legislation in other states.
System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks
System76 is actively campaigning against age verification bills in Colorado, specifically SB26-051, to protect open source software. Founder Carl Richell met with Senator Matt Ball, who suggested excluding open source from the bill, a possibility System76 hopes to extend to California's similar legislation.
Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws
Multiple US states, including California, New York, Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, and Utah, are implementing or planning operating system age verification laws. These laws could require device manufacturers and OS developers to implement age assurance measures, potentially impacting Linux distributions more severely than Windows. System76 founder Carl Richell criticizes the New York bill for its strict requirements and emphasizes education over restrictive measures.
