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Ageless Linux Launches to Challenge Age Verification Rules for Operating Systems (linuxiac.com)
submitted 16 hours ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/linux@programming.dev
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Ageless Linux is a new project with an unconventional goal even by open-source standards. Instead of offering technical innovations, it serves as a platform for protest against emerging age-verification regulations that may affect operating systems and software distribution.

Right off the bat, one thing needs to be clear: Ageless Linux, based on Debian, is not a traditional distribution. It is just a minor modification applied to an existing Debian installation.

Users install Debian, then run a script from the project that rebrands the system as Ageless Linux and applies a few changes reflecting the project’s legal position. That’s it.

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[–] HellieSkellie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

California's mandatory age verification law is batshit insane, but what does this script actually do?

It feels like maybe a few dozen or a couple hundred actual californians will run this script and literally zero impact or notice will come to the attention of anyone in the California legal or political system.

Even if some fictional cybercop finds out that Joe Schmo is rebelling against the system by running this script on their single board computer, what does the maintainer of this script want to happen?

What are they expecting? What is the goal? What is the point? What tangible result is expected?

[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago

It keeps people talking about it.

Sometimes that's all the point there is.