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MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow (itsfoss.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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MidnightBSD, a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system, has quietly updated its README to reflect a new geographic restriction. The project has added a clause that bars residents of any country, state, or territory with OS-level age verification mandates from using MidnightBSD

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[–] 35 points 6 months ago

This is a feature and not a bug. The biggest distro maintainers will try to comply and the smallest ones will start banning usage or even closing up shop.

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