Not providing an age signal is not illegal, you just won’t be able to access restricted material like social media.

Debian uses systemd, so its coming whatever they decide.

Debian can’t survive without California.

Yes because that’s how governments work.

No that’s total garbage.

The law doesn’t mention commerciality or vendors, only operating systems.

Only restricted material will require an age verification.

The legislation is clear and unambiguous : an operating system must provide an age verification which is able to accessible by third parties on the internet.

From a non-lawyer perspective, it is not yet clear how such regulations apply to a non-commercial, volunteer-driven project like Debian, which does not sell software and provides it in a highly decentralized way

There’s no mention of selling in the law.

If they don’t implement they won’t be able to access any site with restricted material.

No major website will willingly exclude California.

The largest state in the union that has a GDP larger than many countries.

…because users have to keep re-downloading it as it keeps bricking…

For operators managing multimillion-dollar server farms, the economics are compelling: a single human guard can cost around $150,000 per year, factoring in benefits and shifts. Robots, by contrast, draw power rather than paychecks.

They also require maintenance and have a 30% duty cycle.

“Machines never need a rest, get sick or take a break”

Confidently said by someone who has never worked in a factory.