Will FreeBSD be available in California in 2027?

[6502]

They could potentially convict/fine them, but there'd be no actually consequences for the developers as long as they stay out of areas with extradition or enforcement agreements in place. Inside the US, it can potentially get kind of complicated, but the same sort of thing should apply that CA can't compel them to follow their state law.

Do you think it is good to take such "small" risk with unknown future development... And for what - to write some free software?

 

[vmb]

If software is web browser, it will need age info and will ask the OS for that info. If the software is local Chess game or desktop calculator or word processor - it does not have age limitation and does not need this info. (This is how I understand the law.)

I guess you didn't read this bit of the California law:

(b) (1) A developer shall request a signal with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store when the application is downloaded and launched.

Installing a package from an online repository (downloading) and then using it (launching) will require the package to request a signal for age assurance and again when the application contained within it is run.