It's funny that almost every article on this has focused on it including Linux but it's clearly aimed at Windows and MacOS. The bill doesn't actually define what an "operating system" actually means. It specifies that this applies to "account holders" but what does that actually mean? It's fairly obvious what it means in desktop environments, but TTYs? Is root an account holder? How old is root, the number of days since you installed your distro?

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I just saw an article on itsfoss about a Colorado bill wanting to impose age indication (not verification on operating systems during device setup.
https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill/ [External Link]

So it's likely only a matter of time before some dunce thinks of mandating face scans for your PC or phone, but I honestly can't think of a way that could even work on Linux. Like, which part of a Linux distro would implement it? The kernel can't so it'd have to be a userspace thing. The desktop environments are only launched at the end of the boot process so they don't prevent you from accessing the internet from a TTY. The init system, the bootloader? 😅

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I hope they use it as an indication that they need to hire Linux-experienced developers. There've been countless games over the years that have left their Linux versions blowing in the wind because none of them really understand it.

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Buy it on GOG instead, that's a clearer message than being one of the 8 billion who also won't give Capcom any money. Voting with your wallet doesn't work if you never cast a vote, they won't notice you're missing.

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AFAIK the registry edits are related to the DRM. I have the games on GOG (sans-DRM) and don't get that error.

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Quoting: syylk

we offer multiple privacy-forward options through trusted partners.

The point is you trust those partners, but we don't - especially considering the past data breaches.

Yeah, notice how whenever they say this they never say who the partners are.

Quoting: GrishnakhIt's the same compelling argument for using protection in a personal encounter. You may trust your casual partner, but do you also trust the partners who were there before you?

Always a hard subject to broach.😅

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[quote=Liam Dawe]

Quoting: pbSure, but that's nothing something average people do which this will all affect. Although, as with a lot of these laws, they do end up pushing people to alternatives to find workarounds. It will be a never-ending battle.

Not necessarily. Look at the pirate sites. Various governments tried to force ISP to block them so the sites started using proxies, the ISPs played whack-a-mole for a while until the regulators got bored and gave up.

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Quoting: sonic2kkWhat are the options for video calls and multi-participant screenshare (with audio) without usage limits and with support on Linux and Android? I checked out Element but the usage limit is a bit of a turn-off. TeamSpeak 6 looks interesting and seems to have the features mentioned, but wondering what others have to say :-)

Element is just the frontend client of Matrix. I don't know if the usage limit is in Element or just the server you chose (Matrix is a federated platform, so anyone can create one kind of like old Battlefield servers) but you can check out the clients here:
https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ [External Link]
And servers here:
https://servers.joinmatrix.org [External Link]

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I'm left wondering when governments will come for Steam accounts. My account is over 18 years old, so maybe they'll implement the same system Nexus Mods did.

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Can they fix the installer regression? I still have to drop down to 8.0-5 to install the thing for Mirror's Edge Catalyst, then put it back up to play the actual game.

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