Re:Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill
by karmakaze on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:04PM
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Wouldn't that include using it on any cloud service that let's you pick it?
Re:Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill
by jmye on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:04PM
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> since its not tied to a particular computer.
That's a really weird and nonsensical reading of "operating system software on a computer".
Re:Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill
by tokai on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:01PM
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All the distros are the providers here. The Linux kernel is not an operating system.
Re:Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill
by 1718627440 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:18PM
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Since GNU(or other)/Linux OSes allow the sysadmin to compose the OS out of parts and change them, the final OS is created by the sysadmin. That's what makes distributing binary software so annoying for maintainers, every installation can be it's own snowflake OS.
>"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.
I.e Linux will most likely to be immune, since its not tied to a particular computer.
Which just means Linux stay winning. It already made big headway in the video game space, so its prime to take over personal computing too.