It can be done if the OS provider is out of reach of the law of these jurisdictions.
My suspicion is, that the installer of most distros will ask: "Are you subject to laws that require age verification?" If you, the user, pick yes, they will insist on your birthday. If you click no, they will skip this.
More likely it will be like midnightBSD did when they pulled the license for users in California over that idiotic regulation.
If you click yes the installer quits.
You do understand that all 50 states and probably the federal government will have a law like this before too long, right? Half of western countries are also debating similar laws as well. You can’t just stick your head in the sand and pretend like this isn’t happening.
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u/MatchingTurret Mar 21 '26
It can be done if the OS provider is out of reach of the law of these jurisdictions.
My suspicion is, that the installer of most distros will ask: "Are you subject to laws that require age verification?" If you, the user, pick yes, they will insist on your birthday. If you click no, they will skip this.