I suppose it has to do with saving their asses? We probably have to thank the Government for this, too.
In any case, it is indeed crazy. If I were to live by this >10 years ago I would not know anything about Linux or BSDs. Or programming for that matter.
stonogo 6 hours ago [-]
Meta is putting a lot of money into lobbying for these laws, presumably because it's easier to change laws than it is to fix their business model, and they're probably tired of getting sued for COPPA violations.
carefree-bob 4 hours ago [-]
Think of the children!!
spends time thinking of children having fun learning BSD
ducktastic 4 hours ago [-]
I wasn't under 18 when I started playing with *BSD/Nix systems on my own, but how tragic that kids who would be drawn to understanding these systems are essentially 'outlawed' from learning them. As another HNer pointed out in a related post, I think this stems from not understanding the delineation between an OS/App/Platform.
whalesalad 9 hours ago [-]
I genuinely don't know why these small niche software projects are even bothering to address this. Literally no one cares.
WhyNotHugo 8 hours ago [-]
It’s a liability for them. They’re a small project and someone who just hates open source community projects can sue them out of existence for non-compliance.
cboyardee 5 hours ago [-]
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phendrenad2 10 hours ago [-]
I hope they're serious about this. Start suing people in California who post screenshots of MidnightBSD for piracy.
https://www.adl.org/resources/tools-to-track-hate/heat-map
Fringe loonies have too much power.
In any case, it is indeed crazy. If I were to live by this >10 years ago I would not know anything about Linux or BSDs. Or programming for that matter.
spends time thinking of children having fun learning BSD