What the hell does this mean for open source software and even enterprise software?
Must we all build from source?
And if I need to start "Black Market Linux" who will join me?
I've read this and it bamboozles me (IANAL) and I don't see a size threshold, nor a floor, as in "free". IMNSHO, overreaching, without limits.
And when kids are writing vibe apps, will they be nailed for $2500+?
It doesn't seem nearly as oppressive as you fear. It age-gates online services. The only impact to software is indirect: "covered manufacturers" of devices must provide a mechanism during setup to collect the user's age. This is to be used to send a signal about age to online services.
By my reading, that's about it. Am I missing something?
> Google, Meta and OpenAI supported the bill
Companies whose level of respect for user privacy is well-known.
Also, perhaps significantly, the passed version of the bill removes "sole" from "for the sole purpose of providing..."
What the hell does this mean for open source software and even enterprise software? Must we all build from source? And if I need to start "Black Market Linux" who will join me?
I've read this and it bamboozles me (IANAL) and I don't see a size threshold, nor a floor, as in "free". IMNSHO, overreaching, without limits.
And when kids are writing vibe apps, will they be nailed for $2500+?
The text is here: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1043/id/3193837
It doesn't seem nearly as oppressive as you fear. It age-gates online services. The only impact to software is indirect: "covered manufacturers" of devices must provide a mechanism during setup to collect the user's age. This is to be used to send a signal about age to online services.
By my reading, that's about it. Am I missing something?
Sounds like devices can be required to ask for a birth date.
Surely that information could never leak out, or be used for other purposes.
An official post: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/governor-newsom-signs-bill...