<![CDATA[I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.]]>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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/ce8d1110-9013-402e-a484-c588f21a62c0/i-received-the-amended-colorado-age-attestation-bill.RSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:31 GMTTue, 21 Apr 2026 13:39:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:56:02 GMT]]>@carlrichell @moonleay nothing like breaking linux, to learn how to fix it (replace linux with almost anything)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eickot/statuses/116443746297858652https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eickot/statuses/116443746297858652Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:49:52 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs the public's idea of computing has shifted to consuming apps. Open platforms are more important now than ever.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443486113962022https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443486113962022Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:49:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:47:18 GMT]]>@jackryder that's a great story. Thanks for sharing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443476053148519https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443476053148519Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:41:10 GMT]]>@moonleay yes, and gotta have root to really learn!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443451886934722https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443451886934722Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:41:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:17:16 GMT]]>@carlrichell Good luck on Thursday Carl

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squatch.online/users/ernmander/statuses/116443357959320616https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squatch.online/users/ernmander/statuses/116443357959320616Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:17:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:35 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/moonleay/statuses/116443292306955786https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/moonleay/statuses/116443292306955786Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:57:39 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jzb/statuses/116443280821140075https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jzb/statuses/116443280821140075Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:57:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:39 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116093572746253175/statuses/116443237578588017https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116093572746253175/statuses/116443237578588017Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:26:55 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thomasfuchs/statuses/116443159965982652https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thomasfuchs/statuses/116443159965982652Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:26:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:51:26 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443020457891989https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443020457891989Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:51:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:49:39 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443013398378629https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/carlrichell/statuses/116443013398378629Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:49:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:47:39 GMT]]>@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

https://trackbill.com/bill/california-assembly-bill-1043-age-verification-signals-software-applications-and-online-services/2670347/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/McNeely/statuses/116443005533853935https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/McNeely/statuses/116443005533853935Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:47:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:42:02 GMT]]>@carlrichell Is there any communication with California and New York yet?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.gompa.me/users/neal/statuses/116442983488661640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.gompa.me/users/neal/statuses/116442983488661640Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:42:02 GMT