Hello! I assume that somebody has likely already informed Theo about the new operating system level age verification law that takes effect in California starting January 1st of next year?
There are also similar efforts making their way through Colorado and New York at the moment. Most pressingly, a bill with hefty fines for non compliance (about 9.6 million USD), which is enough to completely sink the OpenBSD Foundation and project, and it takes effect starting thirteen days from now. Are there any proposed solutions to this? I believe the Brazilian law is more stringent on what is required to comply with the measure, including, correct me if I am wrong, actual government ID submission, which is likely not feasible for a default OpenBSD installation. Does the OpenBSD project plan to implement the necessary measures to comply with these laws, or will they take the route of MidnightBSD, by simply stipulating in the license that people in these areas are not allowed to use the software? This is VERY important to me as I am sure it is to you, too, as I am sure all of us would like to see projects like this one to continue to exist. I am fairly certain that the California law likely violates the US constitution, but may go unchallenged. I am less certain about the constitutionality of the Brazilian law within its own borders. I hope this project does not suffer an unkind fate. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!
