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Exemption on age verification for Linux operating systems (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Not kill, it's an attempt to marginalize Linux, maybe.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    same thing in this context.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    It's not the same. Linux is unkillable. However the proprietory software purveyors can try to slow down the growth of Linux.

    It won't work.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    If you marginalize it so its no longer usable on the modern web to do all the things you need to do.. Then yes, thats the same as effectively killing it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    It's likely not even an attempt. High chance none of the people writing these bills even has considered that to the degree needed.

    They just know people complained and pushed back, so they changed it to be in line with the protestors. And since lobbiests haven't pushed back it sits where it is now.

    Things rarely go so deep to have purposeful sabotage. Sabotage though ignorance, laziness and knock on effects tend to be WAY more common.

    Age checks are just a combo of easy political points for Re-Elections via think of the kids. Easy points with donors cause they ask for it for data harvesting reasonings.

    Actually pushing Linux aside likely doesn't come across either of their minds. One just wants brownie points the other wants your personal information.

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