Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,

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This episode discusses Germany's open source plans and the worsening age verification laws in the USA and EU.

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:34 Germany outlines their plan to move to open source (link in German) https://deutschland-stack.gov.de/gesamtbild/ 03:39 USA might have nation wide age verification laws https://linuxiac.com/federal-bill-would-bring-os-level-age-verification-to-the-entire-us/ 05:34 EU has an age verification app ready https://www.dw.com/en/eu-chief-urges-bloc-wide-push-on-age-verification-app-to-protect-children-online/a-76788202 07:27 Linux kernel 7.0 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features 09:37 Linux kernel accepts A.I. code…

People in this episode

Host: The Linux Experiment

Topics covered

• Open Source
• Age Verification
• Linux Kernel
• EU Regulations
• Technology News

Keywords

• Germany
• Open Source
• Age Verification
• Linux Kernel
• Technology News

Sponsors

Tuxedo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open SUSE, Fedora

Places: Germany, USA, EU

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