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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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The Engineer Who Tried to Put Age Verification Into Linux (www.sambent.com)

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[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Regardless of your thoughts on age verification, hunting down someone just for complying with the (currently) rather inoffensive law is nuts.

No one has been hunted down. I've not read an article anywhere showing that's happened, have you? Also, this wasn't complying, this was being complicit. The law IS offensive, both to ones sensibilities and in that it literally attacks Linux by attempting to criminalize it. No one is taking a life, but maybe educating those in charge of open source projects and employers who work closely with the open source community, that this person should not be granted contributor access to such projects.