System76 tries to talk Colorado down over OS age checks

System76 CEO Carl Richell met with Colorado Senator Matt Ball, co-author of the state's OS age attestation bill (SB26-051), and received encouraging signals that open source software could be excluded from the legislation. Similar bills are being debated in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Texas, and Utah, and Brazil has already passed comparable legislation. The open source community faces an uphill battle, but System76 sees an opening to advocate for exemptions across multiple states.