This is awesome. Thank you for letting us know. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 31, 2026, at 8:24 PM, Jim Hall via Freedos-devel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know how many others are following the age verification > nonsense, but I have good news: > > California recently passed AB-1856, which amends the earlier age > verification law. You can read the current text here: > https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1856 > > The important part is that 1856 excludes operating systems that do not > have an account setup feature (such as DOS) and also excludes open > source operating systems (such as FreeDOS). The text reads: > >> SECTION 1. Section 1798.500 of the Civil Code is amended to read: >> >> 1798.500. For the purposes of this title: >> >> [..] >> >> (g) (1) “Operating system provider” means a person or >> entity that develops, licenses, or controls the operating >> system software on a computer, mobile device, or any other >> general-purpose computing device. >> >> (2) “Operating system provider” does not mean a person or >> entity that distributes an operating system or application under >> license terms that permit a recipient to copy, redistribute, >> and modify the software. >> >> [..] > > and: > >> SEC. 2. Section 1798.501 of the Civil Code is amended to read: >> >> 1798.501. (a) If an operating system operates on a device and >> has an account setup feature, the operating system provider >> shall do all of the following: >> >> [..] > > > So that seems to be an end to this, at least in California. > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
