▲ 876 ▼ California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jhestyr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children) So the banks lose customers or do people capitulate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) Idk, do people like being able to purchase food? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago (2 children) does cash and card not work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 child) does cash and card not work? How do people get paid, @jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ? How does a card transaction clear? When was the last time you went to a brick and mortar facility to check your balance? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 23 hours ago I get paid with a check I either take to the bank or mail to the bank, I do think it should be required that employers offer for no additional charge payment in cash though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 point 23 hours ago Sure. Right after you provide ID. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago* (1 child) The 2-4% of us who actually daily drive Linux will stand firm but it depends on how far the mandate goes. If you can’t access ANY financial, entertainment, or pron website without OS level age checks, how many of us will really want to do all our banking on paper? The real plot is to stop “line go up” for Linux. They know they can’t control it, but they also know if they just kill it outright then they will make enemies. Will normies install Linux if they can’t get on their banking website? Teenagers will say it sucks if it can no longer log into Steam. When grandma can’t verify to Gmail that she’s been an adult for the last 60 years she will want “the Windows” back. Intelligence agencies don’t want to make big, sweeping, draconian moves; that’s how you get social unrest (ask them how they know). They’re trying to boil this frog. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago "The tighter your grasp, the more systems will slip through your fingers." Right now crypto is pretty much only for libertarians and money laundering. Video piracy is pretty much only for people who can't stand a little bit of ads. Porn sites just ask if you're over 18 and then show you whatever you want. Increasing the barrier to exit allows these services to enshittify further, but also gives normal people an actual reason to switch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) Idk, do people like being able to purchase food? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago (2 children) does cash and card not work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 child) does cash and card not work? How do people get paid, @jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ? How does a card transaction clear? When was the last time you went to a brick and mortar facility to check your balance? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 23 hours ago I get paid with a check I either take to the bank or mail to the bank, I do think it should be required that employers offer for no additional charge payment in cash though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 point 23 hours ago Sure. Right after you provide ID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago (2 children) does cash and card not work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 child) does cash and card not work? How do people get paid, @jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ? How does a card transaction clear? When was the last time you went to a brick and mortar facility to check your balance? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 23 hours ago I get paid with a check I either take to the bank or mail to the bank, I do think it should be required that employers offer for no additional charge payment in cash though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 point 23 hours ago Sure. Right after you provide ID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 child) does cash and card not work? How do people get paid, @jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ? How does a card transaction clear? When was the last time you went to a brick and mortar facility to check your balance? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 23 hours ago I get paid with a check I either take to the bank or mail to the bank, I do think it should be required that employers offer for no additional charge payment in cash though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 23 hours ago I get paid with a check I either take to the bank or mail to the bank, I do think it should be required that employers offer for no additional charge payment in cash though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 point 23 hours ago Sure. Right after you provide ID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago* (1 child) The 2-4% of us who actually daily drive Linux will stand firm but it depends on how far the mandate goes. If you can’t access ANY financial, entertainment, or pron website without OS level age checks, how many of us will really want to do all our banking on paper? The real plot is to stop “line go up” for Linux. They know they can’t control it, but they also know if they just kill it outright then they will make enemies. Will normies install Linux if they can’t get on their banking website? Teenagers will say it sucks if it can no longer log into Steam. When grandma can’t verify to Gmail that she’s been an adult for the last 60 years she will want “the Windows” back. Intelligence agencies don’t want to make big, sweeping, draconian moves; that’s how you get social unrest (ask them how they know). They’re trying to boil this frog. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago "The tighter your grasp, the more systems will slip through your fingers." Right now crypto is pretty much only for libertarians and money laundering. Video piracy is pretty much only for people who can't stand a little bit of ads. Porn sites just ask if you're over 18 and then show you whatever you want. Increasing the barrier to exit allows these services to enshittify further, but also gives normal people an actual reason to switch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago "The tighter your grasp, the more systems will slip through your fingers." Right now crypto is pretty much only for libertarians and money laundering. Video piracy is pretty much only for people who can't stand a little bit of ads. Porn sites just ask if you're over 18 and then show you whatever you want. Increasing the barrier to exit allows these services to enshittify further, but also gives normal people an actual reason to switch. permalink fedilink source parent