• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    Does each VM need to be verified, or the hypervisor? What about docker? Does memtest need to ask for age verification?

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      Yup, it’s very clear there wasn’t a single person who understands about OSs in any of the proceedings for this law.

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        Language is something you can teach, but it isn’t really something that’s easily controlled. The term “OS” already means something like ‘a space that lets you interact with and manage apps and services on a personal computing device’ for most people. This is the case because of how its used with Apple, Google, Windows, Steam, Meta, etc…

        So the literal operating systems of other kinds of equipment, such as a vending machine, might eventually end up with its own moniker if the distinction becomes important enough to matter.