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On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:43:00 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    We usually think about 'cyber-criminals', but big govts/resources can
>    also paralyze/ruin/spy at the entire operating-system level.

If you're  following the current age verification mess for distros, that's 
the camel's nose sticking into the tent. Time to put a few .45 rounds into 
the damn camel. I'm certainly not a lawyer but I don't think the 
California law can hold water -- unless the suit winds up in Boasberg's 
court.