I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
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@carlrichell I'm not from Colorado but I do follow tech policy somewhat closely; it's my understanding that Colorado likes to view itself as one of the leaders in tech policy at the state level. I think it would be very helpful if you pointed at the carve outs for Open Source OSs and Apps and compared that to the state of CA AB1043 and the vagueness of who it applies towards as "Operating System Provider" and "covered app store". Clarity is better here IMO
@McNeely the amended version is not online yet (checked last night but not this morning). I will post as soon as soon as I see it.
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I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)I testify Thursday and can use your help! I need your stories about incredible things kids have made thanks to access to open source software. Share here or DM me.
@carlrichell idk if this is anything, but my whole career as a programmer and software creator is thanks to being able to freely tinker with computers and the software running on them back in the late 80s and 90s
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I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)I testify Thursday and can use your help! I need your stories about incredible things kids have made thanks to access to open source software. Share here or DM me.
@carlrichell It might be a tad dated but
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Schiffmann
Avi Schiffmann built a Covid-19 tracker when he was in Highschool.
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@neal with the way this worked out, I believe we now have a sound template to start working in other states. I haven't found the amended text online but will post as soon I do. Our next step is a letter to the CO reps that we need to pass the bill with these amendments, then adapting that letter to other states and working with the open source community to raise awareness.
@carlrichell @neal I'm assuming you've seen that this has gone national? Any activity there?
Are you working with @eff on any of this? I hope they're also poking about here.
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I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)I testify Thursday and can use your help! I need your stories about incredible things kids have made thanks to access to open source software. Share here or DM me.
@carlrichell I am using Linux since I was 15 or so. If wouldn't know half as much about computers, servers and networking, if I hadn't had access to Linux, FOSS & open computer equipment at a young age.
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I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)I testify Thursday and can use your help! I need your stories about incredible things kids have made thanks to access to open source software. Share here or DM me.
@carlrichell Good luck on Thursday Carl
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@carlrichell I am using Linux since I was 15 or so. If wouldn't know half as much about computers, servers and networking, if I hadn't had access to Linux, FOSS & open computer equipment at a young age.
@moonleay yes, and gotta have root to really learn!
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@carlrichell It might be a tad dated but
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Schiffmann
Avi Schiffmann built a Covid-19 tracker when he was in Highschool.
@jackryder that's a great story. Thanks for sharing!
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@carlrichell idk if this is anything, but my whole career as a programmer and software creator is thanks to being able to freely tinker with computers and the software running on them back in the late 80s and 90s
@thomasfuchs the public's idea of computing has shifted to consuming apps. Open platforms are more important now than ever.
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@moonleay yes, and gotta have root to really learn!
@carlrichell @moonleay nothing like breaking linux, to learn how to fix it (replace linux with almost anything)
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