As the article says, it's not about just checking a box:
reply"Every OS provider must then: provide an interface at account setup collecting a birth date or age, and expose a real-time API that broadcasts the user's age bracket (under 13, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+) to any application running on the system."
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replyThere is no requirement that the OS has to verify the person's ID. It literally just requires a dropdown menu to select your age bracket.
replyFine, a drop-down menu, not a checkbox. They're throwing a hissy fit over a drop-down menu with 4 items.
replyI disagree slightly. It may not be good business, but it could be good PR, situationally. I expect a lot of 2nd-tier distros will refuse to implement it, and see a boost in their installs as a result.
replyDebian, Ubuntu, etc., they'll all fall right in line because the clear and immediate losses will outweigh any PR issue.
When they fall in line and add the age bracket drop-down menu, we'll keep using them because throwing a hissy fit over a distribution allowing you to select your age bracket is very obviously stupid.
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