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California lawmakers push new bill to exempt open-source projects from age verification law

California may let Linux bypass age check

Linux could get an age verification exemption in California.

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law

AI May Do for FOSS What 30 Years of Idealism Couldn't

The Open Source Initiative’s 2025 Annual Report documents a year in which Open Source found itself at the center of major debates…

The Open Source Sustainability Initiative aims to help enterprises manage and secure aging open source projects while maintaining…

The 2026 State of Open Source Report points to open source as a strategic concern for IT leadership, shaped by geopolitical…

The OpenSSF announces Q2 growth with five new members, the OSS-CRS sandbox project, and the v1.0.0 Python Secure Coding Guide.…

The 2026 State of Open Source Report points to open source as a strategic concern for IT leadership, shaped by geopolitical…

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), globally recognized as the steward of the Open Source Definition, today announced the…