Some open source operating systems might exclude Californians altogether due to age checks

Open source operating systems are wrestling with how to comply with age-checking bills.
Biometric Update

California’s OS-based age verification law challenges open-source community

California’s new online safety bill, AB 1043 (the Digital Age Assurance Act), adopts a declared age model for operating systems.
Electronic Design

Why Proprietary Operating Systems are Critical in a Safety-Critical Era

Open-source or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) operating systems? In an era of safety-critical embedded systems, the debate among developers is shifting. Embedded systems are the invisible backbone of ...
ANTARA News

AI-Native, Beyond the Concept: openKylin Presents Its Vision at FOSSASIA

At the recent FOSSASIA Summit 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, developers and open source communities from across Asia and beyond ...