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this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2026
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Good. Put that energy into a moderate parental control education fund or something. The ID gating the net is only for control.
It's about time I flash that onto my pixel 6 pro.
"If GrapheneOS devices can't be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it."
Wonder if Motorola feels the same way.
They can just sell their normal phone. As long as the user is able to run the installer it doesn't really matter.
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I was wondering when I would see this headline. I wonder if any other big names do similar
Linux Distros (so far) Refusing Age Verification
EDIT
I recommend going to Ageless Linux's site and reading up on their take on the whole issue. They clearly illustrate how poorly thought out the California law is.
- Ageless Linux - https://agelesslinux.org/index.html
- Omarchy Linux - https://omarchy.org/
- Adenix GNU/Linux - https://www.adenixgnulinux.org/
- Artix Linux - https://artixlinux.org/
I also wonder whether or not grapheneos, or open source Linux OSs in general, will face any repercussions for failing to comply to these regulations due to the relatively low user count.
Hate to say it but systemd, the init system of most Linux distros, already has PRs with maintainer backing to implement DoB recording.
Some people can't kneel fast enough.
DoB recording, and ID age verification, are two different things though.
Which already has a revert commit https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179
The self-important creator of Systemd has personally blocked that PR, if I'm hearing correctly, which would suggest he or his employer Microsoft is all in on it.
He left MS in January
That has already been closed
Maybe this'll take the shine off that wunderkinder mess and people will finally be free to choose something more reliable. I love how RH pushed this beta software so hard and my reboots are now just shite -- unreliable and occasionally ridiculously delayed.
I'll be glad to see the back of that metastatic shitball.
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I imagine people behind this law are pretty interested in this small but powerful user base. I would just boldly assume that a lot of people responsible for independent software and privacy advocates are using Linux etc. So its a interesting user base for sure. But regulating open source software luckily is pretty much impossible and they wont give up their(our) privacy without a fight. Also, we will see how much the user base will grow when these regulations get tighter.
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Now if only GrapheneOS was easy to install on cheap Android devices.
Grapheneos is surprisingly the most easy OS to install... The issue is most phone manufacturer's dont meet Grapheneos its standards.
I agree, but isn't that just the same way said differently?
it's not hard to install if you have a phone that follows stringent standards, that only 30% of manufacturers follow...
They have reached a deal with Motorola, so hopefully there will be more options soon. You can get we used pixels pretty cheap though, and the installation process is very easy.
I was wondering how this stance will impact that deal. A large company like Motorola would typically seek to comply with laws such as these
I'm hoping they already had the discussion with Motorola about it. I'm assuming Motorola wouldn't be on the hook legally since Graphene is the OS provider. I could be wrong though.
Yeah, hopefully worst case, Motorola just doesn't ship them with Graphene (which could be a security risk anyway). Then they'd be off the hook.
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