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MidnightBSD, a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system, has quietly updated its README to reflect a new geographic restriction. The project has added a clause that bars residents of any country, state, or territory with OS-level age verification mandates from using MidnightBSD

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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 82 points 23 hours ago (16 children)

Speaking as a brazilian resident, the law will not be enforced. No such laws are ever enforced here. Everybody openly pirates everything, people sell retro gaming systems preloaded with thousands of ROMs openly online and in physical shops, and the government doesn't even have 1% of the surveillance infrastructure needed to make enforcement attractive. The law is just electoral posturing and lip service to please evangelical idiots... but I repeat myself.

[–] wrinkle2409@lemmy.cafe 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is it strange that i understood this even though i'm Italian?

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Well, Portuguese is a Latin language, so there's a common root.

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