The unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance

jjgreen

Easy, "For legal reasons, this OS is not available in California"

everdrive

Do we know whether any Linux distributions will be refusing to implement anything like this?

wtallis

It seems shortsighted to define the age bracket API specifically around California's chosen four brackets. Why not merely return two integers bounding the age bracket, so that the API can adapt to different regulatory environments?

evanjrowley

Perhaps they should release a "Kids" version of Ubuntu for regions where age verification is important. Use it as an opportunity to promote the "Ubuntu Core" architecture (i.e., "immutable" Ubuntu) just like Microsoft did with Windows "S" editions.