"Campaigners appear to have secured proposed exemptions for open source operating systems, code repositories, and containers in one US state, but stricter federal legislation has already been introduced in Congress."
"Carl Richell, founder of Linux PC vendor System76, reports some encouraging news from the company's home state of Colorado: the bill is still moving, but amended language appears likely to exclude FOSS OSes and some of the tools used to build and distribute them."
"The TBOTE Project is investigating the funding of the lobbying efforts and the relatively new conservative pressure groups pressing for the laws, such as the Digital Childhood Alliance."
"I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. Open source OS's and apps are excluded, code repos are excluded, containers are excluded."
Concerns about OS-level age checks for open source systems are growing among FOSS advocates. In Colorado, proposed amendments may exempt open source operating systems and related tools. Carl Richell from System76 is optimistic about these changes and aims to influence other states. However, federal legislation is also being considered, which could complicate matters. The TBOTE Project is investigating lobbying efforts, with Meta reportedly funding age-verification initiatives. Richell is gathering stories to support his testimony regarding the benefits of open source software for children.
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