beep@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhen i go to linux to escape AI.... and linux is about to become illegali.ibb.coimagemessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1452arrow-down127file-text
arrow-up1425arrow-down1imageWhen i go to linux to escape AI.... and linux is about to become illegali.ibb.cobeep@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square77linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareReygle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down1·1 month agoWhen Linux becomes illegal the internet ceases to exist. Show me 1 Windows or Mac powered network switch, router, edge firewall you’ve ever known. I’ll wait
minus-squareVenat0r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up54·1 month agooh they’ll put a clause that allows for that, but only if it’s made in America and has a locked down bootloader…
minus-squareReygle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 month agoJust realized that would mean FLOCK dies. -several thousand downsides, but that- THAT would be an upside.
minus-squareLytia @lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 month agoYou assume Flock was ever legal in the first place
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoNational security concerns 😊
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoLaws are for the poor, they don’t apply to the rich.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month agoAlso, Android and Chrome OS are Linux distros.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAren’t they mostly based on some sort of BSD (at least the smaller ones)? Would probably still not be legal in that scenario but I gotta be pedantic…
minus-squareSualtam@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOh they don’t want to ban linux. Just make you verify ID on OS level. Big server hosts can do that on linux too.
When Linux becomes illegal the internet ceases to exist. Show me 1 Windows or Mac powered network switch, router, edge firewall you’ve ever known. I’ll wait
oh they’ll put a clause that allows for that, but only if it’s made in America and has a locked down bootloader…
Just realized that would mean FLOCK dies. -several thousand downsides, but that- THAT would be an upside.
You assume Flock was ever legal in the first place
National security concerns 😊
Laws are for the poor, they don’t apply to the rich.
Also, Android and Chrome OS are Linux distros.
Aren’t they mostly based on some sort of BSD (at least the smaller ones)? Would probably still not be legal in that scenario but I gotta be pedantic…
Oh they don’t want to ban linux. Just make you verify ID on OS level.
Big server hosts can do that on linux too.