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    "https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/"
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  "textContent": "submitted by cm0002 to linux\n181 points | 4 comments\nhttps://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/\n\n> Carl Richell, the founder of System76, has shared that Colorado’s Age Attestation Bill (SB26-051) is set to be amended to exclude open source software from its requirements.\n>\n> The proposed amendment would exclude open source operating systems and apps, code repositories like GitHub and GitLab, and containers like Docker and Podman.\n>\n> We covered this bill back in February, when it made no such distinction. Carl has been working directly with Colorado Senator Matt Ball, the bill’s co-author, to push for these exclusions since then, and it looks like his efforts are paying off.",
  "title": "A Linux Hardware Maker is Convincing Colorado to Leave Open Source Alone"
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