RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@wwahammy/116264430375745593
I want everyone who says "this is the law, distros need to comply" I want you to explain a plausible set of circumstances to lead to the following:
* That the AG of California will sue a random Linux distro which has effectively no money
* Prove who the OS distributor actually is (is it the committers? Committers of what part? Their bank account with $12 in it?)
* Prove by preponderance of the evidence how many children used the OS in order to set the fines
* get a judge and jury to think this isn't a massive waste of their time
* That it isn't just a violation of the law but is a "negligent" or "intentional" violation
* all the while, the OS maker and everyone else having effectively zero knowledge of who uses it since there's no continuing relationship with users.
How does all of this happen?
Eric Schultz
@wwahammy@social.treehouse.systems
FOSS and #DigitalAutonomy activist. Senior Software Engineer Software for Good. Engineering Lead CommitChange. Houdini Project Leader. Opinions are my own. Genderfluid. Cover photo from: https://t.co/7rVeNC
social.treehouse.systems
Eric Schultz
@wwahammy@social.treehouse.systems
FOSS and #DigitalAutonomy activist. Senior Software Engineer Software for Good. Engineering Lead CommitChange. Houdini Project Leader. Opinions are my own. Genderfluid. Cover photo from: https://t.co/7rVeNC
social.treehouse.systems
@wwahammy@social.treehouse.systems
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