The systemd age-storage drama was a massive red flag. It showed how easily a "safety" mandate can be used as a wedge into the lower levels of the stack. My worry is exactly what you said: politicians creating "compliance" requirements that are fundamentally toxic to the GPL or the way community distros operate. It’s not about making Linux better; it’s about making it legally unviable for anyone but a massive corporation to maintain. Digital enshittification via regulation.