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Linux to be illegal in California?

Started bySteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
First post2026-05-12 17:33 +0200
Last post2026-05-13 12:44 +0100
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  Linux to be illegal in California? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-12 17:33 +0200
    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-12 08:57 -0700
      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-05-12 18:16 +0000
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 04:52 +0000
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-13 14:25 +0000
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-13 08:40 +0200
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-13 12:48 +0100
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-13 14:31 +0000
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 17:49 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-13 18:55 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-05-13 19:13 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-13 22:41 +0200
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 02:05 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 02:01 +0000
      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-13 08:38 +0200
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-05-13 13:12 +0000
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 17:57 +0000
            Age verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-05-13 18:26 +0000
              Re: Age verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-13 22:44 +0200
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-14 03:31 +0000
    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2026-05-12 20:45 +0000
      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-13 06:18 +0200
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-13 00:24 -0400
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-13 12:55 +0100
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 17:54 +0000
        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2026-05-13 17:15 +0000
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-14 05:44 +0200
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-15 20:29 +0000
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 13:50 -0700
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-15 21:44 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:42 +0200
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-16 03:04 -0400
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:15 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-16 08:56 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 23:55 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-17 10:59 +0000
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 15:11 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-17 16:44 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-18 20:35 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-18 22:49 +0200
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-18 21:09 +0000
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:16 +0200
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-20 02:02 +0000
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:16 +0200
                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-20 23:46 +0000
                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:39 +0200
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-05-18 21:12 +0000
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 00:54 +0000
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-19 02:13 +0000
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 05:08 +0000
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 02:03 -0400
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 09:03 +0100
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:42 +0100
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 00:50 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-18 21:06 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-17 19:59 +0200
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-17 22:42 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-22 18:40 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-23 08:43 +0000
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 00:37 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-16 09:16 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> - 2026-05-16 12:35 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-16 10:59 +0100
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:44 +0200
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:13 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-16 23:42 -0400
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 06:07 +0100
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-17 02:17 -0400
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 10:28 +0100
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-17 16:53 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 21:02 +0100
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 15:25 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-17 16:52 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 18:19 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-18 21:18 +0000
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 00:44 +0000
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-18 18:01 -0700
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-18 21:57 -0400
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:18 +0200
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 04:58 +0000
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 02:38 -0400
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-19 16:31 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-20 09:04 +0100
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-20 14:18 +0000
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 15:12 +0000
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-05-16 09:29 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 11:41 +0200
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-16 22:21 +0000
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-17 14:43 +0200
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-17 13:08 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-17 22:49 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-18 12:34 +0000
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-19 02:05 +0000
                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-19 21:07 +0000
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-19 23:46 +0000
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-20 01:13 +0000
                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-20 02:00 +0000
                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 02:35 +0000
                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 02:42 +0000
                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-21 03:05 +0000
                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 03:27 +0000
                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-21 06:21 +0000
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 13:25 +0000
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-23 08:40 +0000
                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 12:17 +0100
                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-23 14:05 +0200
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 13:43 +0100
                                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-23 17:12 +0000
                                                        See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-05-23 17:21 +0000
                                                          Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 21:48 +0100
                                                          Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 20:47 +0100
                                                          Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-24 09:39 +0200
                                                            Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-05-24 10:33 +0000
                                                              Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 12:19 +0100
                                                                Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-24 22:18 +0200
                                                                  Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 22:50 +0100
                                                            Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 12:16 +0100
                                                            Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-24 17:44 +0000
                                                            Re: See sig (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-24 23:02 +0000
                                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 20:46 +0100
                                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-24 05:47 +0000
                                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-05-25 07:14 +0100
                                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-25 11:39 +0200
                                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-25 21:50 +0000
                                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-25 23:47 +0000
                                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 08:21 +0200
                                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 00:16 +0100
                                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-25 18:15 +0000
                                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-25 21:49 +0000
                                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-25 23:45 +0000
                                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-26 07:18 +0200
                                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-26 05:40 +0000
                                                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-26 07:27 +0000
                                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 08:22 +0200
                                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-26 07:18 +0000
                                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-05-25 06:54 +0100
                                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-25 13:00 +0100
                                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-25 18:04 +0000
                                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-25 21:13 +0100
                                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-23 18:06 +0000
                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-24 01:03 -0400
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-24 05:53 +0000
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 12:15 +0100
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 16:58 +0000
                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-21 13:43 +0100
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 17:17 +0000
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-21 17:52 +0000
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-22 10:59 +0100
                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-23 04:21 +0000
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-23 00:34 -0400
                                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-23 11:18 +0100
                                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-23 18:06 +0000
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-23 01:15 -0400
                                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-23 17:29 +0000
                                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-23 17:21 +0000
                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 04:48 +0000
                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-21 17:52 +0000
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 21:51 +0200
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 23:22 +0000
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-22 00:05 +0000
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-22 02:21 +0000
                                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-22 05:03 +0000
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-22 02:48 +0000
                                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-22 09:48 +0200
                                                  [OT] Means of proportional representation (was: Re: Linux to be illegal in California?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-22 09:09 +0100
                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-21 13:40 +0100
                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 17:22 +0000
                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-21 17:52 +0000
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 23:23 +0000
                                    [OT] Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-20 08:57 +0100
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-20 08:54 +0100
                                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-20 06:51 +0200
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:09 +0200
                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-20 14:54 +0200
                                    [OT] Copies of identification documents (was: Re: Linux to be illegal in California?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 18:10 +0100
                                      Re: [OT] Copies of identification documents "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 20:16 +0200
                                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 02:53 +0000
                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:46 +0200
                                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:56 +0100
                                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 10:26 +0200
                                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 13:48 +0000
                                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 11:59 +0100
                                              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-24 21:30 +0000
                                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-21 11:12 +0200
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-20 08:47 +0100
                            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-20 18:26 +0100
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> - 2026-05-16 12:32 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-16 09:49 -0700
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-16 21:32 +0000
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> - 2026-05-18 12:44 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-16 20:40 +0000
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 23:09 +0200
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-16 21:27 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 22:14 +0200
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> - 2026-05-18 12:37 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 13:48 +0100
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-18 18:09 +0200
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 16:14 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-19 02:07 +0000
                        Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 04:52 +0000
                          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:52 +0100
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-16 21:16 +0000
          Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-15 22:54 +0200
            Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-15 23:56 -0400
              Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:47 +0200
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:11 +0000
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 11:24 +0200
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-16 20:15 +0200
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-16 22:05 +0200
                    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-16 22:24 +0000
                      Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-16 16:21 -0700
                  Re: Linux to be illegal in California? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-16 23:38 -0400
    Re: Linux to be illegal in California? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-13 12:44 +0100

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#86492 — Linux to be illegal in California?

FromSteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
Date2026-05-12 17:33 +0200
SubjectLinux to be illegal in California?
Message-ID<srh60ltoood4poiptb058moj69arp89uu4@4ax.com>
Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law that
would make Linux illegal there?

Is California run by Maga now?



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Steve Hayes

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#86497

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2026-05-12 08:57 -0700
Message-ID<10tvilg$22ol7$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86492

On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
> Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law that
> would make Linux illegal there?

	Not at all.>
> Is California run by Maga now?
	Hardly.  This law about OSes getting proof of age is more
Nanny Law.

	I will illegally use Linux anywhere I happen to be which
is San Francisco, California.  We have some MAGA but mostly
they are farmers  in the Central Valley.

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#86524

FromRobert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>
Date2026-05-12 18:16 +0000
Message-ID<10tvqpm$25kt4$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86497
At Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:36 -0700 Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
> > Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law that
> > would make Linux illegal there?
> 
> 	Not at all.>

I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects *vendors*, whatever that means 
when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the California 
lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.  

> > Is California run by Maga now?
> 	Hardly.  This law about OSes getting proof of age is more
> Nanny Law.
> 
> 	I will illegally use Linux anywhere I happen to be which
> is San Francisco, California.  We have some MAGA but mostly
> they are farmers  in the Central Valley.
>               
> 

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#86556

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-05-13 04:52 +0000
Message-ID<n6iec9F5itqU7@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#86524
On Tue, 12 May 2026 18:16:23 -0000 (UTC), Robert Heller wrote:

> I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects *vendors*, whatever that
> means when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the
> California lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.

Most 'lawmakers' primary skill set is getting elected. Even leaving out 
the ones that are congenitally stupid few really understand the fields 
they are legislating. What they do understand is the lobbyists whispering 
in their ears and promising to fund their next campaign.

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#86590

FromRich <rich@example.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 14:25 +0000
Message-ID<10u21ko$2odeg$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86556
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2026 18:16:23 -0000 (UTC), Robert Heller wrote:
> 
>> I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects *vendors*, whatever that
>> means when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the
>> California lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.
> 
> Most 'lawmakers' primary skill set is getting elected. Even leaving out 
> the ones that are congenitally stupid few really understand the fields 
> they are legislating. What they do understand is the lobbyists whispering 
> in their ears and promising to fund their next campaign.

Which shows if one goes and reads some of the California age 
verification bill's text (which is shockingly similar to the same bills 
that have popped up in other state houses, feeding the "Meta is behind 
this" belief, given that only a few months prior Zuck was testifying in 
the 'addiction trial' that "the best place to perform age verification 
is in the operating system").

But, reading the bill text, one sees that whomever wrote the text has a 
very narrow view of "computing" because the way the bill is written, it 
(while never directly stating so) assumes that the only computer that 
anyone owns is a cell phone, and that the only way anyone installs software 
on their computer (that cell phone) is via an "app store" that is 
provided by the maker of the cell phone's OS.

Now, for some of the 30yo and less population, the only computer they 
may have ever owned is a cell phone, but the field of 'computers' is 
way larger than "cell phones", even if cell phones are the primary 
computing system used by most folks today.

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#86560

FromSteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
Date2026-05-13 08:40 +0200
Message-ID<p4780ll81kqmlc0lh6c147ch96vjahmr62@4ax.com>
In reply to#86524
On Tue, 12 May 2026 18:16:23 -0000 (UTC), Robert Heller
<heller@deepsoft.com> wrote:

>At Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:36 -0700 Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> > Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law that
>> > would make Linux illegal there?
>> 
>> 	Not at all.>
>
>I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects *vendors*, whatever that means 
>when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the California 
>lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.  

Indeed, and perhaps that needs to be pointed out to them before other
places make similar laws. 


-- 
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#86582

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 12:48 +0100
Message-ID<10u1oea$2jago$16@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86524
On 12/05/2026 19:16, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:36 -0700 Bobbie
> Sellers<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>> Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law
>>> that would make Linux illegal there?
>> Not at all.

> I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects*vendors*, whatever that
> means when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the
> California lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.

I think the idea is that sweet little children must be indoctrinated in 
communism and Green cant uninterrupted by contact with the RealWorld™

By the time their bigotry is firmly established, its already too late to 
change them anyway

-- 
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The greener grows the grass.
The higher up the monkey climbs
The more he shows his arse.

Traditional

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#86591

FromRich <rich@example.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 14:31 +0000
Message-ID<10u220i$2odeg$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86582
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 12/05/2026 19:16, Robert Heller wrote:
>> At Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:36 -0700 Bobbie
>> Sellers<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>  wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>>> Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law
>>>> that would make Linux illegal there?
>>> Not at all.
> 
>> I believe the law only (theoritaly) affects*vendors*, whatever that
>> means when it comes to Linux -- it might be a can of worms that the
>> California lawmakers might not really understand they are opening.
> 
> I think the idea is that sweet little children must be indoctrinated in 
> communism and Green cant uninterrupted by contact with the RealWorld™

The reality is that the cry "think of the children" (at least in the US 
political realm) has often been used as the subterfuge to garner 
support from voters for some turd of a legislation agenda by framing it 
as a "it will protect your children" item.  Such plays on the 
instinctual "protect the kids" nature of parents (esp. mothers) and 
manipulates them into supporting something they might otherwise not 
have supported had the actual truth been on display.

The wise-man's view of this is if some legislation comes packaged as 
"think of the children" then the legislation is not actually intended 
to protect any children and instead is someone one should oppose 
greatly because the actual reality being pushed behind the scenes will 
be some Orwellian nightmare of some form or another.

But getting past the emotional, instinctual "protect the kids" to have 
the rational brain engage and realize what's up is difficult.

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#86613

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-05-13 17:49 +0000
Message-ID<n6jrthF2dl2U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#86591
On Wed, 13 May 2026 14:31:46 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:


> But getting past the emotional, instinctual "protect the kids" to have
> the rational brain engage and realize what's up is difficult.

I'm of the wrong generation. In the '50s us kids did a good job of 
protecting ourselves. Only a few got removed from the gene pool.

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#86619

FromRich <rich@example.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 18:55 +0000
Message-ID<10u2hf9$2tm2g$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#86613
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2026 14:31:46 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
> 
> 
>> But getting past the emotional, instinctual "protect the kids" to have
>> the rational brain engage and realize what's up is difficult.
> 
> I'm of the wrong generation. In the '50s us kids did a good job of 
> protecting ourselves. Only a few got removed from the gene pool.

The problem of "protect the children" has definetly gotten worse as 
time as gone along.

My dad used to tell stories of his childhood of riding off some miles 
away from home on his bike, with a 22cal rifle, to go shoot tin cans in 
the forest, and no one caring or even blinking an eye.

By the time I would have been old enough to do the same myself, not 
only would my mother have panicked to no end and forbade such, it was 
also illegal to discharge a firearm in the locality where I grew up, so 
even if mom had not stopped things, I'd very likely have been picked up 
by the police and returned home, and/or have a 'record'.

Now I read stories today of parents being charged with "child 
endagenerment" by just letting their 12yr walk two blocks to the corner 
7/11 for a slurpee without an adult holding their hand while they do 
so.

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#86622

Fromram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
Date2026-05-13 19:13 +0000
Message-ID<movie-20260513201234@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>
In reply to#86619
Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote or quoted:
>My dad used to tell stories of his childhood of riding off some miles 
>away from home on his bike, with a 22cal rifle, to go shoot tin cans in 
>the forest, and no one caring or even blinking an eye.

  Yeah, there's this one movie where four best friends hike down a
  railroad track for days just to find a dead body, and kids today
  watch it and completely freak out over how they survived without
  smartphones, GPS, or their parents tracking their exact location.

  "Stand by Me" (1986)

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#86629

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 22:41 +0200
Message-ID<394fdmx7s1.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#86622
On 2026-05-13 21:13, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote or quoted:
>> My dad used to tell stories of his childhood of riding off some miles
>> away from home on his bike, with a 22cal rifle, to go shoot tin cans in
>> the forest, and no one caring or even blinking an eye.
> 
>    Yeah, there's this one movie where four best friends hike down a
>    railroad track for days just to find a dead body, and kids today
>    watch it and completely freak out over how they survived without
>    smartphones, GPS, or their parents tracking their exact location.
> 
>    "Stand by Me" (1986)
> 
> 

Yep.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#86637

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-05-14 02:05 +0000
Message-ID<n6kovlF6k1sU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#86622
On 13 May 2026 19:13:37 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote:

>   Yeah, there's this one movie where four best friends hike down a
>   railroad track for days just to find a dead body, and kids today watch
>   it and completely freak out over how they survived without
>   smartphones,
>   GPS, or their parents tracking their exact location.

That's what siblings are for. I remember warm summer twilights hearing the 
plaintive cry of 'David, David' as his big (8th grade) sister walked 
around town trying to find the little bugger. Nobody cared where he was 
until bedtime.

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#86636

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-05-14 02:01 +0000
Message-ID<n6koo4F6k1sU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#86619
On Wed, 13 May 2026 18:55:37 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

> My dad used to tell stories of his childhood of riding off some miles
> away from home on his bike, with a 22cal rifle, to go shoot tin cans in
> the forest, and no one caring or even blinking an eye.

And without a helmet...  I don't think my first bike had reflectors laced 
into the spokes and on the pedals.

It wasn't all roses. When I was in grade school a classmate's younger 
brother was hit and killed on his bike. I 7th grade a classmate's older 
brother who was in 8th grade was killed when a bunch of boys were shooting 
in a gravel pit. The story was he had wandered up to the top of the pit 
and caught a ricochet. Maybe.

It was a small town where everybody knew each other. What do you say to a 
kid after his brother was killed? We didn't have grief counselors and I 
don't remember the teachers doing much. Shit happens and that's the way it 
is.

When I was 4 or 5 we had a '51 Chevy. There were two hand prints on the 
steel dashboard where I'd worn the finish down to the primer. I liked to 
scoot forward and lean on the dash to see where we were going. I feel 
sorry for today's kids strapped into an Apollo quality escape module and 
put in the rear sear. 

Most of us survived, maybe with a few broken bones or powder burns from 
improvised explosives. One kid learned the hard way that stuffing strike 
anywhere match heads into a CO2 capsule wasn't a good idea.  

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#86559

FromSteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
Date2026-05-13 08:38 +0200
Message-ID<9v680l5s582c44d6dh642puj067dmtscs4@4ax.com>
In reply to#86497
On Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:36 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

>
>
>On 5/12/26 08:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> Any truth in the rumour that California has just passed a law that
>> would make Linux illegal there?
>
>	Not at all.

What about this, then?

"A recently enacted law in California imposes an age-verification
requirement on operating-system providers beginning next year. The
language of the Digital Age Assurance Act does not restrict its
requirements to proprietary or commercial operating systems; projects
like Debian, FreeBSD, Fedora, and others seem to be on the hook just
as much as Apple or Microsoft. There is some hope that the law will be
amended, but there is no guarantee that it will be. This means that
the developer communities behind Linux distributions are having to
discuss whether and how to comply with the law with little time and
even less legal guidance.

The law requires operating-system providers to provide a form of age
verification that can be queried by any web site, application, or
online service "that distributes and facilitates the download of
applications from third-party developers" for computers, mobile
devices, or other general-purpose computing devices. The law goes into
effect on January 1, 2027, which leaves less than ten months for
distributions to determine if the law applies to them and then
implement a solution if it does."

See here:

<https://lwn.net/Articles/1062112/>



>
>> Is California run by Maga now?
>	Hardly.  This law about OSes getting proof of age is more
>Nanny Law.
>
>	I will illegally use Linux anywhere I happen to be which
>is San Francisco, California.  We have some MAGA but mostly
>they are farmers  in the Central Valley.

-- 
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Web:  http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

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#86586

Fromgazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
Date2026-05-13 13:12 +0000
Message-ID<10u1tbh$1g2b1$2@news.xmission.com>
In reply to#86559
In article <9v680l5s582c44d6dh642puj067dmtscs4@4ax.com>,
Steve Hayes  <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
...
>What about this, then?
>
>"A recently enacted law in California imposes an age-verification
>requirement on operating-system providers beginning next year. The
>language of the Digital Age Assurance Act does not restrict its
>requirements to proprietary or commercial operating systems; projects

This has all been hashed out many times in many different forums.

There really is nothing to fear here.

It all boils down to one or more of the following interpretations:

    1) It will be no big deal for Linux to comply, should it (eventually)
    prove necessary to do so.  They will comply in the same way as the
    other OSes will do.

    2) No OS can actually age-verify the user.  All they can do is report
    what the user tells them (*).  Doesn't matter if you are MS, Apple,
    Google or Debian.

    3) It (the law) is actually a Good Thing, for some people, while being
    irrelevant to the rest of us.  In fact, this law is a thing for
    paranoid parents to control their kids, should they (the parents) be of
    such a mindset.  Needless to say, this is irrelevant to me (and, I
    would imagine, to most of you reading this).

    4) The idea of the OS tracking this info (as best as it can) is
    actually not bad (IMHO).

(*) Given current levels of technology.  Someday, I suppose you will have
your brain hard-wired to the computer and it will then be able to actually
determine your real chronological age (**).

(**) But then of course some people will come and tell us that they
"identify" as being 25.

(Posted from: comp.os.linux.misc)

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#86616

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-05-13 17:57 +0000
Message-ID<n6jsc0F2dl2U4@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#86586
On Wed, 13 May 2026 13:12:17 -0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack wrote:

> (*) Given current levels of technology.  Someday, I suppose you will
> have your brain hard-wired to the computer and it will then be able to
> actually determine your real chronological age (**).

Supposedly some kids have fooled the facial recognition approach by 
borrowing their sister's eyebrow pencil and drawing a mustache.

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#86618 — Age verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?)

Fromgazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
Date2026-05-13 18:26 +0000
SubjectAge verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?)
Message-ID<10u2fnt$1gs21$1@news.xmission.com>
In reply to#86616
In article <n6jsc0F2dl2U4@mid.individual.net>,
rbowman  <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 13 May 2026 13:12:17 -0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack wrote:
>
>> (*) Given current levels of technology.  Someday, I suppose you will
>> have your brain hard-wired to the computer and it will then be able to
>> actually determine your real chronological age (**).
>
>Supposedly some kids have fooled the facial recognition approach by 
>borrowing their sister's eyebrow pencil and drawing a mustache.

That's cute.  Then there's the other side of it.  Someone who actually is
21 (or whatever) but looks younger.  That person will end up suing
somebody.

Just out of curiosity, which existing systems actually do this (attempt to
age-verify on-the-fly, using "facial recognition") ?

Anyway, wouldn't it just be easier to substitute a picture of your father?

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#86628 — Re: Age verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?)

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-05-13 22:44 +0200
SubjectRe: Age verification methods (Was: Linux to be illegal in California?)
Message-ID<ie4fdmx7s1.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#86618
On 2026-05-13 20:26, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <n6jsc0F2dl2U4@mid.individual.net>,
> rbowman  <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 May 2026 13:12:17 -0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack wrote:
>>
>>> (*) Given current levels of technology.  Someday, I suppose you will
>>> have your brain hard-wired to the computer and it will then be able to
>>> actually determine your real chronological age (**).
>>
>> Supposedly some kids have fooled the facial recognition approach by
>> borrowing their sister's eyebrow pencil and drawing a mustache.
> 
> That's cute.  Then there's the other side of it.  Someone who actually is
> 21 (or whatever) but looks younger.  That person will end up suing
> somebody.
> 
> Just out of curiosity, which existing systems actually do this (attempt to
> age-verify on-the-fly, using "facial recognition") ?

Some web sites, I think.

> 
> Anyway, wouldn't it just be easier to substitute a picture of your father?
> 

It doesn't move on video.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#86639

FromRobert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Date2026-05-14 03:31 +0000
Message-ID<slrn110agg5.ad6.spamtrap42@one.localnet>
In reply to#86616
On 2026-05-13, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2026 13:12:17 -0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack wrote:
>
>> (*) Given current levels of technology.  Someday, I suppose you will
>> have your brain hard-wired to the computer and it will then be able to
>> actually determine your real chronological age (**).
>
> Supposedly some kids have fooled the facial recognition approach by 
> borrowing their sister's eyebrow pencil and drawing a mustache.

There is a reference link here:

https://notthebee.com/article/kids-are-circumventing-age-detection-software-by-drawing-mustaches-on-their-faces

The reference link is:

https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/children-bypassing-age-verification-social-media-b2968803.html

-- 
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spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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