Linux is exempt from age verification requirement of California users as long as it is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Exempt-from-California-s-Age-Verification-Law?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #OS #AgeVerification #GPL #BSD #MIT #Apache

Alt...

Linux Magazine News

The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

…Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

#Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

In December 2025 #MIT announced it would be closing two campus libraries by June 2026 due to budget deficits. Now, MIT is spending $3M on #AI powered cameras, with timing that raises eyebrows. What happens when you deploy hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras against a student population known for their hacking skills? We're about to find out. When knowledge is defunded to expand monitoring, expect resistance. We’ll break your scripts. #SurveillanceState #AcademicAusterity #Privacy

#MIT to Become Hotbed of #AI Video #Surveillance

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/mit-to-become-hotbed-of-ai-video-surveillance.html

#privacy #education #university

SkiftOS : https://skiftos.org/

It's not a *NIX!

"skiftOS isn’t POSIX. It’s a fresh API and userland inspired by Plan 9, Haiku, and Fuchsia. Familiar ideas, different contracts."

Problem: the GPL is poison. It has polluted Linux and the Linux userland software so that only large corporations can afford to monetize it. BSD License or MIT License would be much better allowing small players to produce unique work without then being forced to share their source code with the AI hegemony racket.

#SkiftOS #Tech #Linux #OS #Plan9 #Haiku #Fuchsia #Computing #SoftwareFreedom #AIHegemony #GPL #License #BSD #MIT